Krittika Deepam and Iraivan's Avudaiyar

Aum Namah Sivaya.

It is so true that "everything was finish long ago."

While we don't always plan the timing for certain events related to Iraivan, the temple has its own magical way of making things happen. Though not originally planed, after many years the Avudaiyar was moved from storage into Iraivan Temple on Skanda Shasti day. Just a few days ago, the siplis and the monks of the Siddhidatta Kulam were able to make the final move of the Avudaiyar on Krittika Deepam day, a major Saiva puja day and a festival closely associated with Iraivan Temple.

For the next few thousand years or more it will be here!

The Avudaiyar sits in the Inner Sanctum of Iraivan Temple. It is not fully installed, but this will be its location long into the future of futures

Krittika Deepam is celebrated at Kadavul Temple with the lighting of many small lamps

Aratis are also done at all the shrines

The main deepam is lit in front of the kodimaram

Aum Namah Sivaya

The full moon rises in the east

Our team, earlier that day, just having completed the move if the Avudaiyar

It was a long and challenging task, and a grand accomplishment.

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