Pushpa Yagam for Padmavathi Devi Tiruchanur: After the completion of the nine-day religious ceremony of Karthika Brahmotsavams in Tiruchanur, the Goddess Padmavathi Devi was rendered a colourful floral bath as a part of the annual "Pushpa Yaga Mahotsavam" on Friday evening.
The ceremonious pushpayagam has been performed with religious fervor with tonnes of varieties of colourful traditional flowers and floral leaves. The significance of this religious ceremony is to give a soothing feel to Goddess with aromatic floral bath after her nine-day long annual brahmotsavams during which she blessed the pilgrims on 16 different vahanams.
The ceremony lasted for about three hours on Friday evening amidst the chanting of vedic hymns. About 6 tonnes of 12 varieties of flowers and 6 varieties of aromatic grass have been used for this floral bath. Earlier in the noon, women devotees took part in the procession of flowers from Asthana Mandapam to the temple at Tiruchanur.
News Posted: 28 November, 2014
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