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Nataraaja Ashtotharam01 PDF
Nataraaja Ashtotharam01 PDF
ஓம் நம சிவாய
Ithi Shri Chidambara Kalpasyoktha Shri Nataraaja Ashtothara satha namaavali samaapthah
இதி ஸ்ரீ நடராஜ அஷ்ேடாத்தர சதநாமாவளி: ஸமாப்தா:
{ஸ்ரீ சிதம்பர கல்பத்திலிருந்து எடுக்கப்பட்ட ஸ்ரீ நடராஜ அஷ்ேடாத்தர சதநாமாவளி ஸம்பூ#ணம் ||}
A whole year for men, is said to be a single day for the God. Just as six poojas are performed in a day at the
sanctum sanctorum, six anointing ceremonies are performed for the principal deity - Lord Nataraaja in a year. They
are (1) Marghazhi Thiruvaadhirai (in December - January) indicating the first kaala pooja , (2) the fourteenth day
after the new moon (chaturdasi) of the month of Maasi (February - March) indicating the second kaala pooja, (3)
Chitthirai Thiruvonam (in April- May), indicating the third kaala pooja or uchi kaalam, (4) the Uthiram of Aani (June
- July) also called the Aani Thirumanjanam indicating the evening/pradosha or the fourth kaala pooja, (5) the
chaturdasi of Aavani (August-September) indicating the fifth kaala pooja and (6) the chaturdasi of the month of
Purattaasi (October - November) indicating the sixth pooja or Arthajaama.
Of these the Marghazhi Thiruvaadhirai (in December-January) and the Aani Thirumanjanam (in June-July) are the
most important. These are conducted as the key festivals with the main deity being brought outside the sanctum
sanctorum in a procession that included a temple car procession followed by a long anointing ceremony. Several
hundreds of thousands of people flock the temple to see the anointing ceremony and the ritualistic dance of the
Lord when He is taken back to the sanctum sanctorum. There are references in Umapathy Sivam's
'Kunchithaangristhavam' that the Maasi festival also had the Lord being carried out in procession, however this is
not in vogue these days.
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M.R. ரவி ைவத்யநாத சிவாச்சா#யா#
தைலவ#, ஆகம ைமயம் / Agama Academy
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