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Raising of Athi Varadar

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The idol called Athi Varadar is taken out of the temple tank once in every 40 years and displayed to the public and worshipped for 48 days before putting it back in the silver casket and immersed in the temple tank.

Devotees can have a once in a lifetime experience and take the blessing of original murthi during these days. Last time this event took place in the year 1979.

Varadaraja Perumal Temple

One of the most popular temples in Kanchipuram is the Sri Varadaraja Temple built by the Kings of Vijayanagara dynasty in the 12th century. This Vishnu temple is one of the major Vaishnava temples in South India that is ranked at par with the temples in Tiruparti and Sri Ranganath. The idol of Lord Varadaraja who resides in the temple is said to be installed by Lord Bramha himself. Varadaraja means “the King who gives benedictions”, where varada means “bestower of benedictions and raja means “King”.

As the Undercurrent Of Devotion Surged Forth…

The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department of the Tamil Nadu government has allotted Rs 29 crore for the celebrations and arrangements to be made for pilgrims who visit Kanchipuram for a darsan of Athi Varadar (Vishnu). The daily pilgrim turnout was estimated by HR&CE as just above 50,000. But on an average one lakh devotees converge in the pilgrim town to have a glimpse of Varadar who is brought to the surface from the temple tank only once in 40 years. This year the darshan began on June 30. The Southern Railways run more trains for the convenience of pilgrims. But inside the town the huge influx of devotees poses challenges in terms of drinking water and queue management. NGOs including Seva Bharathi, Tamilnadu pitch in with their mite. With the pilgrim footfall increasing by the day, timing for darshan had to be increased. The undercurrent of devotion surging forth from all over Tamilnadu proved that the anti-god propaganda stands decimated. Over 10 lakh devotees have visited in the first 10 days.

RSS Sarsanghchalak Dr. Mohan Bhagwat Ji visited pilgrim town Kanchipuram, Tamilnadu and had darshan of Lord Athivaradar today.
Earlier RSS Sah Sarkaryavah Suresh Soni Ji, Dattatreya Hosabale Ji, C R Mukund Ji had darshan of Athivaradar.

Sewa activities during Raising of Athi Varadar by Sewa Bharati

 

 

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