Special pujas will be conducted at temple at Thirumalai. The ritual begin after the devotees taking a holy-dip in the Thamirabharani river at Munchirai, the first Sivalayam. The participants wear saffron robes, hold a palm-leaf fan on their hand and chant the mantra "Govinda... Gopaala..." all through the whole day of running. The pilgrims receive the holy ashes, "Thiruneer" from all the eleven temples. The purpose for the pilgrimage is believed to be fulfilled only by receiving the Sandal-paste from the final Sankaranarayanar Temple at Thirunattalam. After this, it is also told that a worship at Adi Kesava Temple at Thiruvattar nearby is also very useful after this ceremony. The objective of the pilgrimage is to uphold that Siva and Vishnu are both the manifestations of one supreme being.[citation needed]
Before, the devotees observes a one-week fast. tender coconut and tender palmyra in the day time and tulsi-water at night are the only food items taken by the devotees during the fasting days.[citation needed]
sivalaya, ottam, tamil, language, லய, ஓட, டம, malayalam, language, ലയ, ഓട, ritual, marathon, undertaken, devotees, siva, shrines, district, kanyakumari, sivarathri, route, distance, chart, from, 2014, onwards, announced, local, holiday, district, contents, ott. Sivalaya Ottam Tamil Language ச வ லய ஓட டம Malayalam language ശ വ ലയ ഓട ട is a ritual marathon undertaken by the devotees to the 12 Siva shrines in the district of Kanyakumari on the day of Sivarathri 1 Sivalaya Ottam Route map and Distance chart From 2014 onwards the day was announced as a local holiday for the district 2 Contents 1 Ottam route 2 Rituals 3 See also 4 References 5 CitationsOttam route EditThe Ottam begins at Thirumalai the first Sivalayam and goes all through the next 10 temples before ending at Thirunattalam Sivalaya Ottam Route Table Sl No From Via To km1 Thirumalai Kunnathoor Kappucaud Vettuvanni Marthandam Gnaramvilai Thikkurichi 11 802 Thikkurichi Chitharal Ambalakkadai Arumanai Kaliyal Thirpparappu 12 403 Thirpparappu Kulasekaram Thirunandhikkarai 8 144 Thirunandhikkarai Kulasekaram Ponmanai 7 745 Ponmanai Chithirancode Kumarapuram Muttacaud Pannippagam 10 406 Pannippagam Saral vilai Marunthukkottai Padmanabhapuram Kalkulam 5 737 Kalkulam Padmanabhapuram Melancode 3 378 Melancode Kumaracoil Bus stop Villukuri Thiruvidaicode 4 669 Thiruvidaicode Villukuri Thuckalay Keralapuram Thiruvithancode 8 6010 Thiruvithancode Nadukkadai Kodiyoor Perambi Palliyadi Thirupanthicode 9 2111 Thirupanthicode Thirunattalam 4 08Rituals EditSpecial pujas will be conducted at temple at Thirumalai The ritual begin after the devotees taking a holy dip in the Thamirabharani river at Munchirai the first Sivalayam The participants wear saffron robes hold a palm leaf fan on their hand and chant the mantra Govinda Gopaala all through the whole day of running The pilgrims receive the holy ashes Thiruneer from all the eleven temples The purpose for the pilgrimage is believed to be fulfilled only by receiving the Sandal paste from the final Sankaranarayanar Temple at Thirunattalam After this it is also told that a worship at Adi Kesava Temple at Thiruvattar nearby is also very useful after this ceremony The objective of the pilgrimage is to uphold that Siva and Vishnu are both the manifestations of one supreme being citation needed Before the devotees observes a one week fast tender coconut and tender palmyra in the day time and tulsi water at night are the only food items taken by the devotees during the fasting days citation needed See also EditGoogle Earth Project Sivalaya Ottam Shivarathri AppReferences Edithttp www hindudevotionalblog com 2012 02 story of sivalaya ottam html http sivalayaottam blogspot in p history htmlCitations Edit Shivalaya Ottam Pilgrimaide com www pilgrimaide com Archived from the original on 12 June 2018 Sivalaya Ottam on The Hindu 27 February 2014 Retrieved 16 March 2014 This Hinduism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sivalaya Ottam amp oldid 1089647576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
