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Brahmotsavam Day 4

Manakkula Vinayaka KoyilBrahmotsavamBalalayam

No homam or purappadu clearly. Only ubhayakara puja in front of the utsava murtis, aradhanai, prasadam and over. Shankarnarayan Chettiar and another moustached person are here among the ubhayakaras. The event is live-streamed daily, for today it’s here (Britain Tamil Bhakti). Sridhar Gurukkal is in this video, chanting at about 6 minutes in.

Poster outside the temple reads:

Sixty-sixth Annual Brahmotsavam (18.08.2026 முதல் 10.09.2026 வரை)

On the 21st of the month of Aani, 05.07.2026, on Sunday, Panchami tithi, Sataya Nakshatra, and Siddha Yoga, the installation of the Moolavar Vimana Balastapanam, the installation of the Parivaramurthigal Vimana Palastapanam and the inauguration of the temple were held smoothly with their great support from 10.00 am to 11.30 am. Therefore, as per the rules laid down by the priests, we would like to inform you that in this year's (66th) sixty-sixth Brahmotsava festival, the Swami Veedi Utsava will be omitted and the Swami will be anointed and adorned with incense and worshipped.

The Brahmotsava festival will be held for the sixty-sixth year from Tuesday, 18-08-2026, on the 1st day of the month of Aavani in the Parabhava year, to honour the Lord who has graced the temple with the divine name "Arulmigu Sri Manakkula Vinayaka" and has bestowed blessings upon the devotees who come and worship him. We request all the devotees who are witnessing this to come and have darshan of Sri Vinayaka and receive his blessings.

Temple priests: U.K. Ganesh Sivacharya, U.M. Srinivasa Gurus, J. Nagarajan Sivacharya and Palaniappan Temple Administrative Officer and temple staff.