PEYALWAR MANGALAASANAM:- >

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This is a grand occassion, which comes mostly in the month of Sseptember or October. On this day Mylapore Sri Adhikesavar temple Peyalwar comes here to Triplicane for Mangalasaasanam of Sri Parthasarathy Perumal. It comes on an Ekadasi day of either of the two months mentioned above, withour any monthly thirunakshatram of any alwars. It was followed in olden days say 5o years ago, but it was stopped for some reasons. But Lord Parthasarathy has given us the oppurtunity for today's generation to have this beautifull occasion which no one can forget.

The Program is as follows:->

First Mangalasaasanam is done for Peyalwar in Sri Adhikesava perumal koil at 2pm on that day. Then he is placed in a Muthu Palakku(Pearl palaquin), and starts his journey to triplicane, on the way, he accepts Mandapapadi in his Avatharasthala there at Mylapore, after that he continues his journey, then at 4pm attains the Ellai(Triplicane starting place), waits for Sri Parthasarathy's Mariyadhai or Aakvanam(Invitation with honour). Then after the alwar is honoured with perumal's mariyadhai, the Sri Sadagopan and Senaimudhalyar goes back to temple. Goshti thodakam(Moondram Thiruandhadhi) then moves to the temple by passing through Peyalwar koil Street, attains the vahana mandapam of Sri Parthasarathy perumal.

Then starts from there in a Mangalaasaasana Kaipalagai( Mangalaasaasana Thotti),

comes to the temple and stands in front of Sri Parthasarathy perumal facing the perumal, for him Malai, Thagadi, Srisadagopam comes as Perumal's mariyadhai, then there comes Aarathi, during this Aarathi showed to Peyalwar, The adhyapakas and other Thengalai Srivaishnavas start chanting "Vandhudhaitha Vennthiraigal.........." (Peyalwar's Pasuram about Thiruvallikeni), then "Vilperu Vilavum........." (Thirumangai alwar's pasuram about Sri Parthasarathy Perumal), like this the alwar gos to all the other sannadhis like Thayar, Varadharajar, Thelliyasingar, Aandal, in each n every sannadhi, their Thirumangai alwar's pasuram is sung. Then he reaches the Main mandapam where Sri Parthasarathy perumal is ready for purapadu in a big Kedayam.

There alwar is placed in another Kedayam which is kept for him for the Veedhi purapadu, then alankaram with Pushpa malaigal goes on.

Then after the darshan for Ubayakaras, both Sri Parthasarathy swamy and Peyalwar goes out for Thriuveedhi purapadu at 7pm, after going to the Four madaveedhis, comes back to temple, Thiruvandhikapu for both of them them comes to the same madapam where both strated for purapadu. Their Nevadhyam for both of them and then after all the devotees have darshan of this precious sevai of both Sri Parthasarathy paerumal and Mylai Peyalwar, Peyalwar comes down and stands in front of Sri Parthasarath swamy at the mandapam, facing him.

He stands like that for Piryaavidai(Formal Sendoff for him) Again Porvai, Malai, Srisadagopam for him and Sri Parthasarathy perumal formaly sends him with all srivaishnavas and other devotees to his temple at Mylapore. For that Peyalwar again goes to vahana mandapam and again goes back to the Muthu Pallakku in which he came to triplicane.

SRIJAYANTHI:- (Krishna Jayanthi)
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It is a known festival to everyone of us, it falls in the month of Aavani(Tamil month). On that day, in every house, different types of Bakshanamms(sweets & Savouries) will be made and it will be kept before Lord Krishna and Nevedhyam is done to him and then we people wll take it as his prasadhams.


But in Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple, there is a Krishnar who will be near the Moolavar Thiruvadi in the sanadhi will be dressed with ornaments made of diamond and gold and will be carried by the Archakas(Priests) to the front Mandapam, there a Ungal(swing) made of silver will be placed, there lord Krishna will be placed(make him to sleep in the Adhisesha padikai-Bed). There comes Deepa Harathi for Lord Krishna in the ungal. After that the ornaments which are wored by Lord krishna is removed and made ready for Thirumanjanam. The Thirumanjanam starts with the kattiyam, then Sangu Pal(milk in silver conch), Vennai(butter), Chukkuvellam(chukku and jaggery) are offered to the lord Krishna. After that Thirumanjanam goes on. After the thirumanjanam gets over, Lord Krishna is again dressed with ornaments and placed in the Mansam(Mandapam) and then Thiruvaradhanam is made for him, then Naivedhyam done for him, then Theertha, Prasadha vinyogam for all the devotees.



Then the next day early morning, Lord Krishna dressed with ornaments and placed in a small sesha vahanam and then comes through the four madaveethis, when he goes to the third madaveethi, there is a small lane where lots of cows are tied, he goes there and sees all the cows and then accepts the thamboolam which is offered to him by the people there, and then comes back to the temple.





Uriyadi utsavam:-
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In the evening both Lord Parthasarathy and Lord krishna comes in a Punnamarai vahanam and stands in front of Vahana mandapam. There comes the people who are going to stike the uri, malai mariyadhai from perumal from him. Then people starts the game, the lord will stand there itself till the last person who successfully strikes the Uri and gets the Money kept inside in it. (the Uriyadi is placed in the front Naalukal mandapam) Then after that the perumal comes through the four madaveethis and goes inside the temple.