Yesterday morning (Monday--May 12, 2014) Priests from Arunachaleswarar Temple in procession with Lord Annamalaiyar and the Goddess attended the Ayyankulam Tank (located less than a kilometre from the Big Temple) to immerse the Shiva-Shakti trisulam in the tank.
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| Big Temple Priests with Shiva-Sakthi Trisulam |
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| Priests immersing the Trisulam in the Ayyakulam Tank |
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| The Gods Annamalaiyar and the Goddess watching the immersion |
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| Crowd at Big Temple. Manmatha representation back centre of photograph |
That evening at the Arunachaleswarar Temple, a large crowd gathered to watch the completion of the various rituals undertaken over the last week, that would lead to the burning of Manmatha
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| Large crowd at Temple watching the renactment |
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| Finally at end of re-enactment, the burning of Manmatha |
To read the legend about Manmatha (the God of Love) go to this earlier link here.
