Sunday, 10 March 2013

The Annual Taiping Pangguni Uthiram Festival


There will be another tourist attraction in Taiping and that will be the Annual Pangguni Uthiram Hindu Festival celebrated at the Larut Foothll  Waterfall Hindu temples which overlooks scenic waterfalls.

It will attract over thousands of Hindu devotees from all over the country to pray, full fill their woes and pay homage to Lord Thendyuthabani and Lord Ganesha at the Larut Foothill between 25 and 27 March, 2013 in Taiping 

On 26 March, 2013 will also be a day for the Hindu devotees who will pay homage to Lord Supramaniam, and who will full fill their woes by way of couples carrying babies in yellow sari cradles hanging on sugar cane stalks and carrying decorated kavadis of every sizes and some with spikes stuck on their bodies .

On the first day there will be Indian cultural Shows, classical dances and devotional songs sang by the locals.
The important date will be 26 March, 2013 when the devotees will come in droves to celebrate the Pangguni Uthirum Festival at the temple site. The organisers will carry out several Poojas; receive kavadies, milk urn bearers and others who will come full to fill their vows.

The devotees will be served with free vegetarian lunch at the Waterfall “Annathana Madam” on the same day between 11.00 am and 3.00 pm.

On 27 March, 2013 the chariot with Lord Murugan pulled by two bullocks and they will leave the Waterfall Sri Thendayuthabani Temple and 5.30 pm and traverse Taiping Town and end its journey at Kota Road Sri Nagamuthu Mariamnan Temple.

There will be “thanieer panthals”  manned by government departments, NGOs, shop keepers and others along the route providing snacks and drinks to devotees following the chariots.

The organisers advised the carrying kavadi groups to be well mannered and obey traffic laws on theirway to their destination.

All carrying kavadis and milk urns must register themselves at Sri Maha Mariaman Temple, Jalan Kota Taiping.in all my contacts  

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