The devotees covering 640 kilometers through 7 districts and more than 500 villages in 28 days reached Alandurai in Coimbatore on Thursday. A large number of villagers welcomed the pilgrims with a grand music offering.
Coimbatore: 63 Nayanmars arrived in the chariot along with Adiyogi after passing through more than 500 villages in seven districts of Tamil Nadu. They were accorded a grand welcome at the Isha Yoga Center with music and dance.
On the occasion of Mahashivaratri, Adiyogi Ratha Yatra is conducted annually by Shiva devotees on behalf of Thenkailaya Bhakti Peravai. As part of this, devotees pulled the chariot with Adiyogi Thirumeni and a chariot with 63 Panchaloka Thirumenis of Nayanmars as part of their pilgrimage, walking from Chennai to the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.
The 63 chariots were created exclusively for the Panchaloka Thirumenis of the 63 Nayanmars. Processions carrying Nayanmars in chariots took place in a select number of towns.
The devotees covering 640 kilometers through 7 districts and more than 500 villages in 28 days reached Alandurai in Coimbatore on Thursday. A large number of villagers welcomed the pilgrims with a grand music offering.
After reaching the Isha Yoga Center, the devotees carried the 63 Thirumenis on separate palanquins. Isha volunteers, villagers and tribal took turns carrying the palanquins on their shoulders and walked from Adiyogi to Dhyanlinga.
Adiyogi Rath Yatra, which was also carried in places including Bangalore, Nagercoil, Pudukottai, Pollachi and others, reached Isha on Thursday. The pilgrims will culminate the Yatra after the trek to the sacred Velliangiri mountain. They will also join the grand Mahashivaratri celebration at Isha which is scheduled to be held with grand religious fervour on Saturday.
On the occasion of Mahashivaratri, Adiyogi Ratha Yatra is conducted annually by Shiva devotees on behalf of Thenkailaya Bhakti Peravai. As part of this, devotees pulled the chariot with Adiyogi Thirumeni and a chariot with 63 Panchaloka Thirumenis of Nayanmars as part of their pilgrimage, walking from Chennai to the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore.
The 63 chariots were created exclusively for the Panchaloka Thirumenis of the 63 Nayanmars. Processions carrying Nayanmars in chariots took place in a select number of towns.
The devotees covering 640 kilometers through 7 districts and more than 500 villages in 28 days reached Alandurai in Coimbatore on Thursday. A large number of villagers welcomed the pilgrims with a grand music offering.
After reaching the Isha Yoga Center, the devotees carried the 63 Thirumenis on separate palanquins. Isha volunteers, villagers and tribal took turns carrying the palanquins on their shoulders and walked from Adiyogi to Dhyanlinga.
Adiyogi Rath Yatra, which was also carried in places including Bangalore, Nagercoil, Pudukottai, Pollachi and others, reached Isha on Thursday. The pilgrims will culminate the Yatra after the trek to the sacred Velliangiri mountain. They will also join the grand Mahashivaratri celebration at Isha which is scheduled to be held with grand religious fervour on Saturday.