Festivals & Pooja Timings
There are a number of weekly and annual festivals when the images of deities are taken out in procession. For example, every Friday at 9 PM the goddess Parvathavardhini is taken around the third prakara enclosure in a golden palanquin. It is the annual festivals that bring pilgrims from across the land.
The calendar of annual festivals is given below. As the dates of the festivals are according to the lunar calendar.
Annual Festivals
Maha Shivratri
Vasantotsavam
Ramalinga a Pratistha
Adi Amavasai Festival
Shanfasasti Festival
Vaikuntha Ekadasi
Given below is little synopsis of the annual festivals
Mahashivaratri (February / March) – Ten days
It is the ‘Great Night of Shiva’ when it is said that he drank the deadly poison that came out of the Ocean of Milk. This is the most important festival at all jyotirlingam shrines and is celebrated with rituals and processions.
Vasantutsavam (May / June) – Ten days
At this spring festival, the deity is worshipped with an abhishekha offering of sandal paste, flowers, incense, rose water and other cool materials.
Ramalinga Pratishtha (May / June) – Three days
Thirukkalyanam (July / August) – Seventeen days
Navaratri & Dasara (September / October) – Ten days
Please contact Rameswaram Hotels for the exact schedule of the festivals and the important days of pujas and processions.
Worship Timings
| Opening Time | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5:00 A.M to 12:00 | Morning | |
| 03:30 PM to 08:00 | Evening | |
Puja Timings
| Pujas | Timings |
|---|---|
| Palliyarai Deepa Aradhana | 05:00 A.M |
| Spadikalinga Deepa Aradhana | 05:10 A.M |
| Spadikalinga Deepa Aradhana (December 15th - January 15th) | 04:00 A.M |
| Thiruvananthal Deepa Aradhana | 05:45 A.M |
| Vilva Puja | 07:00 A.M |
| Kalasanthi Puja | 10:00 A.M |
| Uchikala Puja | 12:00 Noon |
| Sayaratcha Puja | 06:00 PM |
| Arthajama Puja | 08:30 PM |
| Palliyarai Puja | 08:45 PM |
