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Aadi Pooram 2012 - Andal Jayanti Festival in Tamilnadu
Aadi Pooram or Adi Pooram is celebrated during the Tamil month of Aadi (which falls in the months of July – August) on the Pooram Nakshatra. Aadi Pooram is an annual festival which is celebrated in a grand scale in the Vaishnavite shrines of Tamil Nadu. Aadi Pooram marks the birthday of the Tamil poetess, Andal, who is renowned for her masterwork in Tamil literature. Andal composed Tamil devotional songs in praise of Lord Maha Vishnu. Thiruppaavai and Naachiar Thirumozhi are notable among them. Also known as Kothai, Andal spent her life time in worshiping Lord Vishnu. She is one among the 12 Azhwars who were the most famous devotees of Lord Vishnu and authors of Naalayira Divya Prabhandham – “4000 verses in praise of Lord Vishnu”. In 2012 Aadi Pooram festival date is on 22nd July 2012.
History of Aadi Pooram Festival
Legend has it that Vishnu Chitha (called as Periazhwar) was a sincere devotee of Lord Ranganatha of Srivilliputhur. He was childless for a very long time. His prayers were answered and on Aadi Pooram day, when the devotee was collecting flowers for his puja in his garden, he found a girl child. The child was named Kothai who grew up with devotion to Lord.
Everyday, Vishnu Chitha made a garland of Thulasi leaves to offer to the deity at the temple. Kothai used to wear that before offering to the Lord. One day, the devotee happened to see her wearing this garland and so he replaced with another one. However, the Lord refused to accept the new one and said that He would only wear the garland worn by Kothai. Vishnu Chitha realized that his daughter is Goddess Maha Lakshmi herself. Andal then came to be known as Choodi Kodutha Sudarkodi, meaning ‘garland offered after being worn’.
Aadi Pooram Celebration
The Aadi Pooram ten-day festival is celebrated in all Lord Vishnu Temples in Tamil Nadu. Aadi Pooram festival is most famous in Srivilliputhur Andal Koil in Srivilliputhur, the birthplace of Andal, Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple at Chennai and at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam. At Parthasarathyswamy Temple, the first nine days are celebrated with daily recitation of the Thiruppavai and verses from the Nalayira Divya Prabhandam and Pallandu.
The 10th day is celebrated as Aadi Pooram day where Thirukalyanam (divine marriage of the God and the Goddess) is conducted. Special pujas are also conducted on this day. It is believed that if unmarried girls worship Goddess Andal on the 10th day of Adi Pooram festvial, they will get married soon.
Sri Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Saranam
Aadi Pooram 2012 - Andal Jayanti Festival in Tamilnadu
Aadi Pooram or Adi Pooram is celebrated during the Tamil month of Aadi (which falls in the months of July – August) on the Pooram Nakshatra. Aadi Pooram is an annual festival which is celebrated in a grand scale in the Vaishnavite shrines of Tamil Nadu. Aadi Pooram marks the birthday of the Tamil poetess, Andal, who is renowned for her masterwork in Tamil literature. Andal composed Tamil devotional songs in praise of Lord Maha Vishnu. Thiruppaavai and Naachiar Thirumozhi are notable among them. Also known as Kothai, Andal spent her life time in worshiping Lord Vishnu. She is one among the 12 Azhwars who were the most famous devotees of Lord Vishnu and authors of Naalayira Divya Prabhandham – “4000 verses in praise of Lord Vishnu”. In 2012 Aadi Pooram festival date is on 22nd July 2012.
History of Aadi Pooram Festival
Legend has it that Vishnu Chitha (called as Periazhwar) was a sincere devotee of Lord Ranganatha of Srivilliputhur. He was childless for a very long time. His prayers were answered and on Aadi Pooram day, when the devotee was collecting flowers for his puja in his garden, he found a girl child. The child was named Kothai who grew up with devotion to Lord.
Everyday, Vishnu Chitha made a garland of Thulasi leaves to offer to the deity at the temple. Kothai used to wear that before offering to the Lord. One day, the devotee happened to see her wearing this garland and so he replaced with another one. However, the Lord refused to accept the new one and said that He would only wear the garland worn by Kothai. Vishnu Chitha realized that his daughter is Goddess Maha Lakshmi herself. Andal then came to be known as Choodi Kodutha Sudarkodi, meaning ‘garland offered after being worn’.
Aadi Pooram Celebration
The Aadi Pooram ten-day festival is celebrated in all Lord Vishnu Temples in Tamil Nadu. Aadi Pooram festival is most famous in Srivilliputhur Andal Koil in Srivilliputhur, the birthplace of Andal, Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple at Chennai and at the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam. At Parthasarathyswamy Temple, the first nine days are celebrated with daily recitation of the Thiruppavai and verses from the Nalayira Divya Prabhandam and Pallandu.
The 10th day is celebrated as Aadi Pooram day where Thirukalyanam (divine marriage of the God and the Goddess) is conducted. Special pujas are also conducted on this day. It is believed that if unmarried girls worship Goddess Andal on the 10th day of Adi Pooram festvial, they will get married soon.
Sri Kanchi Maha Periva Thiruvadigal Saranam