Today (Aug 4 2008)is Thiruvaadipooram.Today the grand ThEr purappadu at Srivilliputtur started around 9:00 am and the ThEr came back to its Nilay at around 1:30 pm. For the past few years the grand ThEr has been reaching back to its Nilay within a day .Around a decade ago it used to take about 3 days for the ThEr to come back its Nilay. About 70 years ago during my father's school days it used to take 2 months with the wooden wheels.
As i write this the TVS Thirumanjanam must be going on .After that Andal and Mannar
will come to the Thiruthuzaay mandapam(Thirupura Nandavanam).There thirumanjanam will take place along with thiruvaaymozhi sattumurai.It is a great feeling to witness this thirumanjam.It will be around 8 to 9:00 am tommorrow morning by the time the thirumanjanam at Thirupura nandavanam is complete.
Sri Andal SamEtha Sri Rangamannar thiruvadigale Saranam