Karthigai deepam

[N.R.Ranganathan]

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Friends,

On the 24th November,2007, Karthigai deepam festival concluded at
Tiruvannamalai with lighting deepam at the summit of Arunachala Hills.
Tiruvannamalai is one of the panchabootha sthalas. On the full moon day
coinciding krithigai nakshathram in the month of karthigai, the deepam is
lit. A picture of this sent by sri Ramanashram is available here :-
http://sriramanamaharshi.org/picture_deepam.html

 

[jishnukrishna]

Can anyone tell me what is this festival celebrated in remebrance of ?

 

[N.R.Ranganathan]

Dear sri Jishnukrishna,
Here is the link giving you further info :

http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2002/06/21/stories/2002062101820600.htm

On the morning of deepam, when the moon is in Bharani star, the lamp is
lit in the Temple and in the evening the light is lit on the summit of the
hills. The philosophical significance is that the light is raised from
mooladhara to sahasrara. God, appearing as jyothi, dispels ajnana
and bestows jnana to the devotees.