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Karthigai Deepam 2024: Date, Time, Puja Rituals and Significance

Karthigai Deepam 2024: Date, Time, Puja Rituals and Significance

Mahima Sharma / TOI Religion / Dec 12, 2024, 23:50 IST

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Karthigai Deepam, a significant Hindu festival, falls on December 13, 2024. Celebrated with the lighting of lamps symbolizing knowledge over ignorance, the festival centers around Lord Shiva's manifestation as a pillar of fire. The Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai hosts a grand celebration, with a massive beacon lit on the Annamalai hills.

Karthigai Deepam 2024

Karthigai Deepam is one of the most auspicious day when people light diyas in the evening. The evening of this festival is the most auspicious time to light lamps and carry out rituals because the lamps' brightness represents the dispelling of ignorance and the dissemination of enlightenment. Lamp illumination symbolizes the propagation of light (knowledge) and the eradication of darkness (ignorance). Karthigai Deepam is going to be celebrated on December 13, 2024.
Karthigai Deepam 2024: Date and Time
Karthigai Nakshathram Begins - 07:50 AM on Dec 13, 2024
Karthigai Nakshathram Ends - 05:48 AM on Dec 14, 2024

Karthigai Deepam 2024: Significance
Karthigai Deepam holds a great religious significance among Tamil Hindus. Karthigai Deepam can be checked through Tamil Solar Calendar. Karthigai Deepam is mainly celebrated in Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleshwara Swamy temple and this celebration is known as Karthikai Brahmotsavam.
The celebration has great cultural and spiritual significance. According to the legend, Lord Shiva demonstrated his superiority by appearing as an endless pillar of fire to settle a quarrel between Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. Karthigai Deepam serves as a reminder of Lord Shiva's everlasting light, encouraging followers in the direction of morality and truth.
Karthigai Deepam 2024: Puja Rituals

In the streets, temples, and houses, earthen lamps are lit. To produce an enthralling display, the lighting are frequently grouped in complex patterns.

The focal point of the Karthigai Deepam celebrations is the Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. On the Annamalai hills, a huge lamp is lit to represent the heavenly presence of Lord Shiva.