Panguni Uthiram Festival - Palani
Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani - Panguni Uthiram
The Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy
Temple, profoundly known as “Palani Temple,” is located in the district of
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The temple is also known as one of the six abodes of Lord
Murugan. Apart from the festivals like Thai poosam and Aadi K....
Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Palani - Panguni Uthiram
The Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy
Temple, profoundly known as “Palani Temple,” is located in the district of
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The temple is also known as one of the six abodes of Lord
Murugan. Apart from the festivals like Thai poosam and Aadi Kiruthigai, the
temple also celebrates Panguni Uthiram in a grand manner.
The Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy
Temple's most prominent ceremony is Panguni Uthiram, which takes place in the
months of March and April, on the day the star of "Uthiram" ascends. The Panguni Uthiram celebration
takes place for ten days and attracts over five lakh pilgrims to the temple.
The ceremony invites rural farmers to appreciate the harvest and offer paddy to
the temple's primary deity, Lord Murugan.
Every day, the Subramaniya Swamy
idol, together with His consorts Valli and Theyvanai, are escorted in
procession around the temple in the forenoon and again at night. The procession
of the main deity is taken through the Giri Veedhi - the hill surrounding the
Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple. At these processions, groups of
professional Thevaram musicians are invited to chant the ‘Thirupugazh’ as the
devotees' hymn in chorus with them.
The deity is carried with various
spiritual vahanas (vehicles), such as chapparam - a car-like chariot, ivory
chariot, Kamadhenu chariot, golden peacock chariot, elephant chariot made up of
silver and golden horse chariot.
During the Panguni Uthiram festival,
the temple also performs special poojas such as Maha Abhishegam, which involves
smearing nine different types of abhisheka products such as milk, curd, rose
water, vibuthi, Santhanam, tender coconut water, panchamirtham, and so on.
Every year, millions of worshippers
visit the temple and take home Palani's famous Panchamirtham - a fruit jam
prepared by combining various kinds of fruits with jaggery - along with Lord
Murugan's blessings.
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Activities
Event Activities:
1.Procession of deity.
2.Maha Abhishegam.
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Organized By
Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments,
Joint commissioner,
Arulmigu Dhandayuthapaniswamy Temple, 315 Head Office, North Giri Street, Palani, Dindigul - 624601.
04545 242236
Jceomdu_32203[dot]hrce[at]tn[dot]gov[dot]in
How to reach
The nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport,
which is 83 KMs away.
The nearest convenient railway station is Palani,
which is 3 KMs away.
The nearest major city is Palani,
which is 1KMs away.