Pandakkal installed for 1039th Sathaya Vizha at Big Temple

Trichy: The Pandakkal installation ceremony for the 1039th ‘Sathaya Vizha', of the Thanjavur Big Temple, was held on Friday. Sathaya Vizha is organised every year to mark the birth anniversary of Emperor Raja Raja Cholan. The ceremony will be held on the premises of the Big Temple on Nov 9 and 10.The ceremony began with ‘Mangala Isai' in the morning, and special pujas were performed at the temple. President of the Sathaya Vizha committee, T Selvam, hereditary trustee of Thanjavur Palace Devasthanam, C Babaji Rajah Bhonsle, and temple officials were present.The statue of Raja Raja Cholan installed outside the temple will be garlanded on the first day of Sathaya Vizha on Nov 9.Also, special abhishekams will be performed for Lord Peruvudaiyar, and Perundheepa Vazhipaadu, Swami Purapaadu (holy procession) will be held during the two-day ceremony.
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