Events @ Govindarajapuram temple - 05-05-2010

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare.

After the customary abhishekam, Sri Varadaraja Perumal was immersed in kalabhabhishekam. Purohitas assembled at the Temple for Upanishad parayanam and the same was rendered at about 8.0 am. After the Upanishad Parayanam, deepearadhani was performed to the Mollavar and Utsavar.

The time was ready for performing the Punyahavachanm of the Ratham. Devotees were eager and restless to see the Swami mounting on the Ratham. As the punyahavachanam ended, the sacred Bali was performed in the presence of the lord. This is the only time in the entire year when the Lord himself comes down to oversee the Bali being performed.

Utsavar was decorated in a grand manner the flowers added to the beauty of the lord. The lord went for gramapradhakshinam on the devotees shoulder this time.

At about 10.30 am Perumal mounted on the Ratham, much to the satisfaction of devotees’ eyes. The Ratham slowly moved to the centre o the agraharam and waited for dusk to move further.

The evening came and the whole of Govindarajapuram was in an exuberant mood. Men from different walks, women an children all were eager to start of the celebrations. The Ratham moved further down the Agraharam and by the time it returned back to the Temple it was about 8.30 pm.

Fireworks announced the arrival of the Ratham back to the temple and deeparadhani was performed after the return of Ratham.

Beautiful Pallaku ( Palanquin was ready for the Pallkachery in the night. This was the night when the Lord of Govindarajapuram, Sri Varadaraja Perumal was in fully immersed in the Joy of his devotees. The night witnessed one of the finest Pallakachery in the recent times and the Nivedhyam was performed to the lord after this.

Thus the devotees witnessed the Rathotsavam of the Lord and blessed are the eyes who could catch a glimpse of the day’s events.

Om Namo Bhagavathe Vaasudevaya

Events @ Govindarajapuram 04May2010