Sporting glittering jewellery and following a beautiful alankaram, Komalavalli Thayar and Sarangapani Perumal provided Serthi Sevai on the Kannadi Oonjal on Monday evening on the final day of the ten day Oonjal Utsavam at Thiru Kudanthai
On the tenth day of the Karthigai Oonjal utsavam, Sarangapani Perumal and Komalavalli Thayar provided Serthi Sevai darshan to devotees on Monday evening at Thiru Kudanthai Divya Desam. On the first five days of the utsavam, Sarangapani Perumal had provided darshan on the Kannadi Oonjal while for the next four days, Komalavalli Thayar presented Oonjal Sevai.
It is the Ekadasi day and also the final day of Karthigai with Pagal Pathu utsavam set to begin the next morning. It is past 6pm and the popular face of the temple Soundararaja Bhattar is sitting in front of the Thayar Sannidhi waiting for the Sripatham personnel to arrive. Komalavalli Thayar leaves first for the alankaram mandapam followed by Sarangapani Perumal.
Devotees have by now gathered in good numbers ahead of the serthi procession. Soundar Bhattar, along with his team members gets working on the alankaram of the divine couple. The Ubayadarar of the day too has arrived along with his family. It is well past 7pm when a beautifully decorated Perumal and Thayar are ready for the procession. In front of the Oonjal Mandapam, the nadaswaram artistes present their welcome devotional music even as devotees take a close look at the alankaram. The necklaces are glittering and the flower garlands are huge.
மாமலர் மன்னிய மங்கை மகிழ்ந்து உறைமார்பினன் தாள்
தூ மலர் சூடிய தொல்லருள் மாறன் துணை அடிக்கீழ்
வாழ்வை உனக்கும் இராமானுஜ முனி வன்மை போற்றும்
சீர்மையன் எங்கள் தூப்புல் பிள்ளை பாதம் என் சென்னியதே
Perumal and Thayar wait at multiple locations around the prakara listening to the Nadaswaram troupe’s rendition including in front of Andal Sannidhi. Devotees walk along with the divine couple, a few listening the Desikar Prabhandham and others to the Nadaswaram while a few others continue to stay glued to the alankaram.
Following the satru murai of the Pillayanthanthi verses, Deeparathanai takes place in front of Azhvaars Sannidhi and Vedantha Desikar Sannidhi.
It is 8pm when Komalavalli Thayar and Sarangapani reach the Kannadi Oonjal. The Vedic members present the Vedas. By now, around 100 devotees have gathered in front of the oonjal and for the next half hour, they enjoy the presence of the Divine Couple on the swing. A devotee presented Kunguma Chimizh to the Thayar and Perumal on the occasion.
Dressed up in a princely attire, Madapalli Paricharakar Sudarshan presents the Thiru Aradharana items to Soundar Bhattar.
It is past 9pm when the Ubayadarars had a close darshan of Thayar and Perumal and are presented with the flower garlands that Perumal had adorned over the previous couple of hours following which the Kainkaryaparas were presented with Thaligai. Devotees who had gathered on the occasion continued their discussion on the finer points of the alankaram while the Bhattars chatted up on the plan for the next morning when the temple is to open at 5am for the first day of Margazhi. They also discuss the schedule for the first day of the Pagal Pathu when the Prabhandham members will present the first two cantos of Periyazhvaar Thirumozhi on Tuesday afternoon.
அருள் தரும் ஆரண தேசிகனே எங்கள் தூப்புல் தேவே
வறுகவி தார்க்கீகசிங்கமே வாதியர் வாழ்வறுத்தாய்
இருக்கையும் கூப்பி உரைக்கும் இவ் விண்ணப்பம் ஒன்று கேளாய்
உருவ எனக்கு அருளாய் என்னும் உள்ளம் உன் தொண்டரையே
It is 9.30pm when Komalavalli provided Ekantha Sevai making her way back to her Sannidhi and as the clock ticked to 10pm, Sarangapani too returned to his abode bringing to end the ten day Oonjal Utsavam.
Thiru Mangai Azhvaar Thiruvadi Thozhuthal event takes place on December 25 on the final evening of the Pagal Pathu utsavam.
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