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Panguni Uthiram

Tamil Hindu observance of the full moon of Panguni month

Summary

Tamil Hindu observance of the full moon of Panguni month

Field	Value
holiday_name	Panguni Uthiram
image	Panguni uthiram festival, South India.jpg
caption	Images of Murugan (centre) and his consorts, Deivanai and Valli, venerated on this occasion
observedby	Hindu Tamils
date	Full moon day of the month of Panguni
observances	Puja in Vaishnava and Shaiva temples
Festival of the 63 Saints (Nayanars)
celebrations	Car festival, Kavadi Attam
type	Hindu
significance	Commemoration of the weddings of Shiva and Parvati, Rama and Sita, Murugan and Deivanai, Ranganatha and Andal
Manifestation of Ayyappan
scheduling	Confluence of Uttiram nakshatram on pournami (full moon) day
duration	1 day
frequency	Annual

Festival of the 63 Saints (Nayanars) Manifestation of Ayyappan Panguni Uthiram () is a Tamil Hindu festival. It is celebrated on the confluence of Uttiram nakshatram on the purnima (full moon) of the month of Panguni (March–April).

Significance

Panguni Uthiram commemorates the weddings of Shiva and Parvati, Rama and Sita, Murugan (Kartikeya) and Devasena, and Ranganatha (Vishnu) and Andal. It is also marks the manifestation of Ayyappan.

Lakshmi is said to have emerged from the Ocean of Milk during the legend of the Samudra Manthana on this occasion, celebrated as Mahalakshmi Jayanti.

The day is intended to underline the glory of ta (the married life of a householder).

Religious practices

Devotees of Murugan carry a kavadi for the fulfillment of vows, marked in Murugan temples.

The Brahmanda Purana indicates that on Panguni Uthiram, millions of devas bathe in the Tumburu Tirtha, one of seven sacred tanks in the Venkateshvara Temple of Tirupati. Bathing in the temple tank during this occasion is said to release one from the cycle of rebirth.

The day is of special significance to the worship of the prithvi lingam, the lingam the earth element, of the Ekambareswarar Temple at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, where festivities last for 13 days.

According to regional tradition, Parvati in the form of Gauri married Shiva in Kanchipuram. Hence, this day is also celebrated as Gauri Kalyanam.

References

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Pechilis, Karen. (2013-03-22). "Interpreting Devotion: The Poetry and Legacy of a Female Bhakti Saint of India". Routledge.
Chambers, James. (2015-07-01). "Holiday Symbols & Customs, 5th Ed.". Infobase Holdings, Inc.
Lalithasai. (2012-05-21). "Significance of Panguni Uthiram". The Hindu.
L 2193, Srikrishna. (2022-03-12). "Panguni Uthiram festival begins in Palani". The Hindu.
Nair, Shantha. (2014-01-07). "Sri Venkateshwara". Jaico Publishing House.
"Panguni Uthiram at Lord Ekambaranathar Temple".
"பங்குனி உத்திரம் -புராண கதை மற்றும் முக்கியத்துவம் என்ன? - ராமன் சீதையையும் கரம் பிடித்த நாள்".

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