Lamps On Display For KARTHIGAI DEEPAM Festival
“Lamp Exhibition in progress at Poompuhar Showroom in Erode”
The price of products ranges from Rs.5 to Rs.90,000/-. Lamps made of brass , Soaps Tone , and Clay to adorn homes during Karthigai Deepam this year are displayed at the Poompuhar outlet in the city. A 15 day lamp exhibition “Festival of Lamps” is on at the showroom from 10.A.m. to 8.P.M. every day and the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation hopes to earn Rs. 10 Lakh sales in coimbatore from the sale-cum-expo Customers can avail of 10% to 20% discount during the two weeks. Hanging Lamps , Lamps with Deities , Adukkl Lamps , Terracotta Lamps , Perfumed candles , Vinayagar , Lakshmi , Vishnu , Murugan , Sivalingam and other are some of the special attractions varities use on display. For every products 20% is given for all the purchases. Also debit and Credit cards are accepted without any service charge. The show room registered sales for Rs. 7.45 Lakh last year during the lamp festival. Karthigai is essentially a “Festival of Lamps”. The light emitting lamp is considered an Auspicious symbol. It is believed to ward off evil forces and usher in Prosperity and Joy.
“Thiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam Festival”
“Karthigai Deepam is a traditional Festival of Lights of the Southern part of India”.
The festival of Lights celebrated throughout Tamil Nadu during the month of Karthigai(November- december) at Arunachaleswarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai. It begins on Uttradam day with flag hoisting and goes on for nine days. In the early hours of the tenth day , Bharani Deepam in five “AGANTAME” is lit in Arunachaleswarar’s Sannithi. At dusk (Pradosham ) with the Karthigai day synchronising with full moon day , the deity Ardhanareeswarar, is taken in a procession to this place with the five deepams, which are put in a big receptacle near the flag staff. At the same time, the beacon light on the hill is lit. The huge concourse of devotees from all parts of the country in a million voice raise a cry simultaneously “ANNAMALAIKKU AROGARA”.
P.P.Neelayathakshi
