There are five major monthly festivals which are celebrated in the temple. They are called Paksha Sevas or Panch Parva Utsavas. These are held on the following days:
o Masa Pravesha – at the beginning of the month
o Poornima – on the full moon day
o Shukla Ekadashi – on the eleventh day of the waning moon
o Krishna Ekadashi – on the eleventh day of the waxing moon
o Amavasya – on the no moon day.
There are many annual festivals which are celebrated in the different months of the year. These are:
1. Brahmotsavam – This is the grandest festival which is celebrated in the months of March-April. During this ten-day festival, the idols of twelve Azhwars and the twenty-one Vaishnava Acharyas are taken in a procession along with the idol of Lord Adi Kesava Perumal.
2. Navaratri – This is celebrated in the honour of the goddess Mayuravalli Tayyar.
3. Theppotsavam – This is the famous Float Festival. It is celebrated every month as well as once every year in and around the month of ...
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There are five major monthly festivals which are celebrated in the temple. They are called Paksha Sevas or Panch Parva Utsavas. These are held on the following days:
o Masa Pravesha – at the beginning of the month
o Poornima – on the full moon day
o Shukla Ekadashi – on the eleventh day of the waning moon
o Krishna Ekadashi – on the eleventh day of the waxing moon
o Amavasya – on the no moon day.
There are many annual festivals which are celebrated in the different months of the year. These are:
1. Brahmotsavam – This is the grandest festival which is celebrated in the months of March-April. During this ten-day festival, the idols of twelve Azhwars and the twenty-one Vaishnava Acharyas are taken in a procession along with the idol of Lord Adi Kesava Perumal.
2. Navaratri – This is celebrated in the honour of the goddess Mayuravalli Tayyar.
3. Theppotsavam – This is the famous Float Festival. It is celebrated every month as well as once every year in and around the month of February. On the first three days, Sri Adi Kesava Perumal and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi will be taken on a float around the Chitrakulam tank. Sri Ram will be taken on the fourth day and Sri Pezhalvar on the fifth day.
4. Vasantotsava – This is also celebrated in the month of February
5. Podai Utsava – It is the great summer festival.
6. Agneya Marga Utsava – It is celebrated for 21 days in the month of December, ten days before Vaikuntha Ekadashi and 11 days after it.
7. Appai Masam – This is a ten-day festival for Pei Alwar in the months of October-November. On the third day the three important Alwars are worshipped and Keshava Perumal, who rides the Garuda Vahanam, is accompanied by the three Alwars in a procession.
Many times during the year some festivals clash. So when the weekly festival is to be celebrated the daily worship takes a back seat. When a monthly festival occurs it takes precedence over the weekly festival. Similarly, the yearly festivals take precedence over the monthly festivals and the Brahmotsavam takes precedence over every other festival.
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