Panguni Theertham is a
festival
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which is celebrated in honour of the
Tavam of Vaikundar
According to Akilathirattu Ammanai, for ten months, Ayya Vaikundar, Lord Vaikundar revealed to the people all about the past, present, and future in the form of songs. He sang definitively about the future. Some of those who heard him, took his ...
. This festival is also called "Tava Dinam". On this day a procession starts from
Swamithoppe
Swamithope (alternate spelling Swamithoppe) is the name of a village that lies southeast of the City of Nagercoil, the capital of the District of Kanyakumari in the State of Tamil Nadu, at the extreme southern tip of India. In the past, Swamitho ...
Pathi
Pathi ( - "The place where God is") is the name of the primary centres of congregational worship for the South Indian religious system of Ayyavazhi, having a relatively large structure like that of a temple. They are seven in number.
The Pathis ...
to
Muttappathi
Mutta Pathi (), is one of the Pancha pathi, which are the primary centers for worship of the Ayyavazhi. This is the third important pilgrim center of Ayyavazhi. This place earn the religious importance in Akilam from the event that, Ayya Vaikun ...
. This festival is celebrated on the
Tamil
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month of
Panguni
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.
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– Procession from Swamithope to Muttappathi
References
Ayyavazhi
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