Aadi month begins: Women throng Amman temples for special Friday worship
On the first Aadi Friday, Amman temples in Madurai, Theni and Pazhani held special decorations and worship. Large numbers of devotees — predominantly women — attended abhishekams and ritual offerings.
With the start of the Tamil month of Aadi, several Amman temples in and around Madurai, Theni and Pazhani held special worship on Friday. At the Vandiyaur Mariamman shrine near Madurai Teppakulam, a special decoration, abhishekam and prayer sessions were held and devotees assembled in large numbers.
Devotees offered traditional prasadam such as kuzh and other offerings and took darshan; some temples performed oil lamp rituals, abhishekams and other customary services. Women constituted the majority of worshippers at many of these shrines.
Special Aadi-Velli observances were also reported from temples in Theni, Chinnamanur and neighboring areas, with devotees participating in family vows, special pujas and offerings at the shrines.
Courtesy: Hindu Tamil Thisai