Ayya Vaikunda Avataram
ayya vaikunda avataram vaikunda jayanthi tamil அய்யா வைகுண்ட அவதாரம் வைகுண்ட ஜெயந்தி incarnation lord vaikundar festival celebrated follower ayyavazhi th day tamil month masi date ayyavazhi follower believe lord narayana incarnated vaikundar encounter deity goddess lakshmi beget inside sea arose sea thiruchendur kollam year th day tamil month masi march ce friday took human form narayana pantaram tharuvaiyur near seashore destroy evil spirit kali transform kaliyukam dharma yukam ayyavazhi festival celebrated simultaneously worship centre ayyavazhi th masi day date incarnation vaikundar vaikunda jayanthi festival restricted holiday state tamil nadu kerala also local holiday district kanyakumari tirunelveli tuticorin district great masi procession nagercoil swamithope avatar day one among largest religious procession tamil nadu grand procession originates thiruchendur nagercoil th masi representing way vaikundar avataram detchanam another procession start thiruvananthapuram nagercoil date representing release lord vaikundar jail singarathoppe meet nagercoil evening next early morning th masi vaikunda jayanthi orvalam originates nagercoil swamithoppe several devotee one largest festival district attracts large crowd per scripture ayyavazhi incarnation vaikundar sea tiruchendur th masi celebrating event nationwide follower ayyavazhi assemble tiruchendur day th masi march avatharappathi pathi erected seashore vaikundar believed incarnated th masi previous day night festival tiruchendur celebrated grand scale several conference cultural program anna dharmams held celebration go full night th masi morning around clock people assembled take holy bath sea thiruchendur leadership avathara pathi dharmagharttas practise taking bath holy dip thiruchendur day vaikunda avatar considered sacred dharmagharttas applies sacred namam everybodys forehead around clock procession start tiruchendur leadership dharmagharttas people follows dharmagharttas chanting ayya sivasiva sivasiva arakara arakara several vehicle truck van car follow procession procession go seerkatchi nainarpathu udangudi chettiarpuram theriyoor santhayadi kottankadu muthukrishnapuram padukkapathu thattarmadam thisayanvilai reach erumaikulam noon people participate anna dharmam procession start travel ayankulam karaichuthupudur koodankulam chettikulam chalaipudur avaraikulam ambalavanapuram aralvaimozhi thovalai reach athalavilai lord vaikundar released jail singarathoppe th masi march trial king travancore swathi thirunal release lord carried vahana swamithoppe follower celebrating event people used go thiruvananthapuram day go procession swamithoppe though religiously celebration associated incarnation vaikundar since coincides day commonly seen incarnational fest celebrated vein though onfoot procession year changed vehicle procession people participate procession kerala like wise tiruchendur procession procession start east fort nagercoil thiruvananthapuram kanyakumari highway nh pass town balaramapuram parasala kaliyakkavilai marthandam thuckalay finally reach athalavilai around pm thiruchendur thiruvananthapuram procession unifies athalavilai vaikunda jyothi lighted top hillock vaikunda malai athalavilai procession proceeds nagercoil religious conference held nagercoil eminent person participate conference followed cultural religious program etc ayyavazhi devotee nation stay night next day th masi march great masi procession begin early morning nagercoil dharmagharttas usually lead procession decorated vahana carried front procession akilathirattu ammanai palmleaf version sacredly placed onfoot procession people walk following vahana chanting ayya sivasiva sivasiva arakara arakara participant hold saffron flag hand decorated elephant horse participate procession procession go edalakudi suchindrum vazukamparai ethankadu north thamaraikulam sign religious harmony people different faith christian kottar muslim edalakkudi hindu suchindram welcome procession offering churul garland way procession reach swamithoppe noon go muthirikkinaru first four car street ratha veethi swamithope pathi go around santhana veethi innercircumambulating route pathi shown blue print entering pathi people hand flag pathi lakh ayyavazhi follower participate procession thousand vehicle follow one largest festival state attracts huge crowd beyond state day announced holiday government tamil nadu district kanyakumari tirunelveli tuticorin year also several pathis conduct procession day apart festival also celebrated tamil nadu kerala grandly procession thangals including chennai thousand participate list ayyavazhirelated article ayyavazhi mythology ayya vaikundar avatharappathi singarathoppe swamithope pathi g patrick religion subaltern agency university madras n elango vijaya shanthi elangos ayya vaikuntar light world hindu thiruvananthapuram edition march thousand take part ayya vaikundar avatar day hindu ayya vaikundar avatar day maalaimalar archived december wayback machine