TRICHY: Braving the scorching sun, thousands of devotees thronged the\u00a0Vayalur Murugan temple\u00a0in the city on the occasion of\u00a0Panguni Uthiram festival on Friday.
\nPanguni Uthiram is observed on the day when the moon transits on the nakshatram (star) of Uthiram in the month of Panguni in Tamil calendar.<\/p>\n
At the Vayalur temple, special pujas and abhisekam started around 4 am.<\/p>\n
A lot of devotees also carried \u2018paal kaavadi\u2019, \u2018pushpa kaavadi\u2019 and \u2018paneer kaavadi\u2019 marking the fulfilment of a vow to god Murugan. Devotees also carried out alagu kuthal (the traditional ritual of piercing their cheek or tongue with iron \u2018vel\u2019) as means of offering their worship to the god.<\/p>\n
Devotees from other parts of the district also visited the temple on the day of Panguni Uthiram.<\/p>\n
Several people organised annadhanams (distributing food and drinks) for the devotees at the temple and keeping in mind the soaring temperature buttermilk and water packets were offered by some.\u00a0Sundaram, who has been organising annadhanam at the Vayalur temple over the past three decades, said that the devotees were offered food items that suited for the summer. Around 10pm, Murugan\u2019s idol was taken around the streets in a silver car.<\/p>\n
Apart from the\u00a0Vayalur Murugan\u00a0Temple, special darshans and pujas were arranged at other\u00a0Murugan\u00a0temples across the city. Annadhanams, which mainly included Pongal and Puliyodarai \u2013 were organised at most of the temples by individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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