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The next tharpanam days

Places for tharpanam

  • Agni Theertham, Rameswaram Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)The sea shore beside the Ramanathaswamy temple is called Agni Theertham. People come here for ancestral rites not only from Tamil Nadu but also from states such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.On Aadi, Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai the shore fills with people from dawn. The custom is to bathe in the sea and, with the help of priests, offer tharpanam to ancestors with pindams of sesame and rice. Afterwards pilgrims bathe in the 22 theerthams inside the temple and worship the deity and the Ambal. Some also give food or clothes in charity.
  • Triveni Sangamam, Kanyakumari Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)Where the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean meet, the shore is known as the Mukkadal or Triveni Sangamam. Devotees come here for tharpanam from Kerala as well.On Aadi, Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai, devotees bathe in the sea from early morning. The custom is to do the balikarma puja while priests seated on the shore recite Vedic chants. A leaf holding raw rice, sesame, flowers and darbha grass is carried on the head and released into the sea; then people bathe again and offer tharpanam. Afterwards they worship at the Bhagavathi Amman temple.
  • Amma Mandapam ghat, Srirangam Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)Amma Mandapam is a large bathing ghat on the Cauvery, close to the Ranganathaswamy temple at Srirangam. People come here for tharpanam from many districts, including Tiruchi, Thanjavur, Ariyalur, Perambalur and Pudukkottai.On Aadi, Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai, Amma Mandapam, Ayyalamman Padithurai, Thillainayagi Padithurai and Odathurai fill up from early morning. The custom is for priests to recite the names of ancestors and chant mantras while people offer sesame and water, release the pindam into the Cauvery and bathe. Many also feed agathi greens to cows and then worship at the Srirangam and Thiruvanaikkaval temples.
  • Thilatharpanapuri (Sethalapathi) Muktheeswarar Temple Sethalapathi, Tiruvarur district A Shiva temple on the bank of the Arasalar near Koothanur in Tiruvarur district, honoured as a place for rites for ancestors. Here the river flows from north to south (uttaravahini).The puranam says Rama offered pindam here for Dasaratha, and tradition holds that those pindams became lingams. Since the Sun and the Moon are said to have worshipped Shiva here together, every day is said to count as an Amavasai (nithya amavasai). So the custom is to offer tharpanam here on any day, without looking for a particular or star.
  • Papanasam ghat on the Thamirabarani Papanasam, Tirunelveli district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027)Papanasam is a town on the Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli district. The ghat in front of its Papanasanathar temple is one of the main places in the southern districts for tharpanam.On Aadi and Thai Amavasai the ghat is crowded from early morning. The custom is to offer sesame and water into the river for ancestors, bathe in the Thamirabarani, and then worship at the Papanasanathar temple.
  • Pushya Mandapam ghat, Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)The Pushya Mandapam ghat is on the Cauvery at Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district, near the Aiyarappar temple. Thousands offer tharpanam here on Amavasai days.On Aadi and Mahalaya Amavasai people gather from early morning. The custom is to give raw rice, vegetables and greens to the priests and release pindams of sesame and rice into the Cauvery as tharpanam. People also bathe and offer tharpanam here on Masi Magam. Afterwards they worship at the Aiyarappar temple.
  • Vedaranyam Sannathi sea and Kodiakarai Adi Sethu Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam district Days: Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)At Vedaranyam in Nagapattinam district, the sea facing the Vedaranyeswarar temple is called the Sannathi sea. The Adi Sethu shore at nearby Kodiakarai is also regarded as a place for tharpanam.On Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai people bathe at the Kodiakarai Agni Theertham, at Adi Sethu and in the Sannathi sea. The custom is to offer tharpanam to ancestors with rice, vegetables, fruit and sesame, then bathe in the temple's Manikarnikai theertham and worship the deity.
  • Tiruchendur seashore Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)The Subramaniya Swamy temple at Tiruchendur, the second of Murugan's six abodes, stands on the seashore. The beach beside it is a well-known place in the southern districts for Amavasai tharpanam.On Aadi, Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai people gather on the beach from early morning. The custom is to offer tharpanam to ancestors with sesame, water and pindam, bathe in the sea, and then worship at the temple. Those who missed it on Aadi or Thai Amavasai often do it on Mahalaya Amavasai.
  • Bhavani Kooduthurai Bhavani, Erode district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)Kooduthurai at Bhavani in Erode district is where the Bhavani river meets the Cauvery; tradition holds that an unseen river of nectar joins them too. The Sangameswarar temple stands at the confluence.On Aadi, Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai people come not only from Tamil Nadu but from other states too. The custom is to bathe at the confluence, offer thithi and tharpanam to ancestors, and then worship Sangameswarar and Vedanayagi Amman.
  • Kapaleeswarar temple tank, Mylapore Mylapore, Chennai, Chennai district Days: Aadi Amavasai (next Mon 2 Aug 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)The large temple tank in front of the Kapaleeswarar temple in Mylapore, Chennai. It is one of the places in Chennai where crowds gather for Amavasai tharpanam.On Aadi and Mahalaya Amavasai, people queue on the tank steps from early morning, and the custom is to offer sesame and water to ancestors through the priests there.
  • Hiruthapanasini tank, Veeraraghava Perumal temple, Thiruvallur Thiruvallur, Tiruvallur district Days: Thai Amavasai (next Sat 6 Feb 2027); Mahalaya Amavasai (next Wed 29 Sep 2027)The Hiruthapanasini is the tank beside the Veeraraghava Perumal temple at Thiruvallur. The temple draws large crowds on Amavasai days, especially on Mahalaya Amavasai.On Thai and Mahalaya Amavasai the custom is to bathe in the tank, offer tharpanam to ancestors on its banks, and then worship Veeraraghava Perumal. Devotees regard tharpanam here as a parikaram for pitru dosham.

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