Vaikunta Ekadasi festival begins at Srirangam temple
The Hindu
The annual Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple commenced on Friday with ‘Tirunedunthaandagam.’ The highlight of the festival, which is split into ‘Pagal Pathu’ and ‘Raa P
The annual Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple commenced on Friday with ‘Tirunedunthaandagam.’ The highlight of the festival, which is split into ‘Pagal Pathu’ and ‘Raa Pathu,’ each lasting 10 days, is the opening of the ‘Paramapada Vasal’ in the early hours of December 14 on the Ekadasi day.
The temple gopurams have been illuminated as part of the festival arrangements made by the temple authorities. The festival will conclude with ‘Nammazhar Moksham’ on December 24.
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