February 17 2022

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The Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism (SPH), JagatGuru MahaSannidhanam (JGM), His Divine Holiness (HDH) Bhagavan Kailasa's Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam

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Mandagapadi offered to Arunachaleshwara and Devi by Sannyasis of Kailasa In Tiruvannamalai - Arunachala Sarvajnapeetham

Sanyasis from #Kailasa in Tiruvannamalai offered mandagapadi (traditional offerings of robes fruits, coconuts, puja items) to Lord Arunachaleshwara and Devi at the 16-pillared hall just before the entrance of the temple when they came out for teerthavari at Pallikondadapattu. It is said that King Vallala Maharaja of the Hoysala dynasty (the last of the dynasty of Hindu Kings that ruled the kingdom of Tiruvannamalai, South India) was an ardent devotee of Lord Arunachaleswara (Paramashiva as He is known in Tiruvannamalai, The SPH’s birthplace). He built a huge Eastern-side temple tower in the Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai between 1318 AD and 1343 AD. The tower is named after him - as the Vallala Maharaja Gopuram. The King prayed to Lord Arunachaleshwara for an heir and was blessed in return that The Lord Himself would be his son. Keeping up His word till date, the Lord performs the final rites for the King as his son would, every year on Masi Makha (the Tamil month Masi when the star Makha ascends in the stellar constellation). This event is currently celebrated as theerthavari at Pallikondadapattu.

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