Thirutani Subrahmanya Visit

Thiruthani Subrahmanya Visit - 19/20-Oct



Thirutani Thanikeshan (Subrahmanya)


Visited for daughter (Madhavi's) Chaula Karma (Head Shaving Ceremony);

Date: 19-Oct / 20-Oct-2012

Departure from B'lore: 7:30 AM

Arrival at Thirutani: 2:00PM (6.5 Hrs)

 

Stay At: Kartikeyan Cottages (At entrance of  ascend to Thirutani Temple hill - Rs.600 Advance, refundable; Rs.600 per day allowance - 2 Rooms attached).

 

Abhishekam @ 8AM every morning, tickets provided inside the temple (Rs.600, 4 people allowed, extra persons 100 per head).

Description of Lord Thanikeshan
Lord Thanikeshan, here Subrahmanya/Murugan is called as "Thanikeshan", as i suppose he attained peace after killing demons at this place. Also here there are separate chambers for his consorts "Devasenai" & "Vallisenai".

View of the lord during Abhishekam, Lord Subrahmanya in the main temple is all alone, with removal of all his covering, lord looks so beautiful, with a youthful appearance, with a pleasing smile on his face, with the diamond shaped weapons in his hand. First they apply "Visbhuthi" scared ash on the lord as abhishekam, then followed by panchamrutha abhishekam, followed with pure& good milk obtained from local villages, curd, ghee, honey & tender coconuts. Then the panchamrutham prepared form banans, sugar candy, elachi &dates is applied on the lord, lord looks beautified with this alankaram. Then lord is bathed in pure water & the curtains roll to sides, for lord to get decorated. After the curtains roll to sides, the Lord is visible well decorated with silk clothes, ornaments decorating his legs, crown on the head, lockets in his hands, with weapons like the Vel, Flag in his hands. Beautiful lit lamps on the right handside of the shrine throw light on the lord, revelaing the lord who fills your eyes. Beautful darshanam of the lord happens with the Abhisehkam seva as you are made to sit inside the sanctum sanctorium to view the complete proceedings.

Chaula Karma
Head shaving done near the rooms with nominal fees in Kartikeyan Cottages, so that we could bathe  and get ready directly to visit the lord on the hill. Madhavi (Daughter) had luckily slept when the barber had come with his weapons, slowly the barber shaved her head without disturbing, luckily she slept until the last few minutes, by when she started crying a lot, followed by Kiran/myself. After then Madhavi was given a bathe by granny/mom, decorated the head with Chandanam, she was then decorated with silk clothes & her ornaments. She started crying to see my(father) head shaved, feeling asthough i am some stranger, could not recognize, took a while to familarize.