The Kuthamuzhuku festival will be held this Thursday (November 21) at the sub-temples under the Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. This festival is noteworthy as it will be celebrated grandly in several important temples in the Madurai city.
In this regard, a press release from the Assistant Commissioner of the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, S. Krishnan, mentioned that the Kuthamuzhuku festival will take place at the following temples: the Tharadi Karuppanaswamy Temple on Kizhavasal Street, the Kasi Viswanathar Temple on Simakkal Thirumalairayar Padhithurai, the Elukadal Vinayakar Temple on Elukadal Street, the Kadambavaneswarar Temple in Sudhathanneer Vaikkal Ramanujam Nagar, and the Kanchana Malaiamman Temple on Elukadal Street.
In preparation for the festival, on Wednesday (November 20), various rituals such as Ganapati worship, Vinayakar homam, first-phase worship of the Vedic street, applying medicinal powders, and invoking divine power into the holy pot will take place at these temples. As part of these activities, devotees will be able to receive divine blessings.
On Thursday (November 21), from 5:00 AM, Ganapati worship, purification rituals, second-phase worship of the Vedic street, and the procession of the holy pot will take place. Following these rituals, the main deity's Kuthamuzhuku ceremony (holy water immersion) will occur between 7:35 AM and 7:50 AM. Afterward, the Thiru Oli worship will be performed. These two main rituals will provide devotees with great joy and spiritual blessings.
Additionally, during the ritual times, recitations of the Thirumarais and Siva Agama texts will also take place. The organizers have requested that a large number of devotees participate in this Kuthamuzhuku festival to receive divine grace.
