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Nallur Murugan Kovil Festival 2025.

7:09 PM 10/23/2024

Nallur Murugan Temple Festival

Nallur Kandaswamy Temple 2025 Annual Festival is going to take place as Annual 25 days of festival in the coming year 2025. . The 2024 festival was started on 09th August 2024 on and concluded on 2nd September 2024. Preparations for the 2025 Annual Festival wille be done by Nallur Temple Authorities and the Jaffna Municipal Council, in the coming year. Jaffna, Nallur Temple festival used to start on the sixth day following the "Aadi Amavasi Viratham" day (Tuesday 29th July 2025). During the festival days, footwear safe keepers may request Rs 100/- per pair from the tourists. In the meantime during the festival days, if you want to go near to the parading deity, men are requested not to wear shirts or T-shirts. Temple Authorities expect the visitors to come in with Hindu traditional dresses for the festival. During the Nallur Ther Festival day, Auto drivers charged double their rates and the Tea boutique owners too doubled their tea and short eats prices around the Nallur Temple area.

2024 கந்தஷஷ்டி விரதம். Skanda Shasti Viratham - Nallur, Jaffna.

The annual Tiruchendur Skanda Sashti Viratham and Soorasamharam festival begins on November 2, 2024. Soorasamharam date is November 7, 2024. The festival concludes with Thirukalyanam on November 8, 2024.

Kanthasasti Viratham Arambam Saturday, 2nd November 2024.
Kanthasasti Viratham Finish Sooranpor Thursday 7th November 2024.
சூரன்போர் - Sooran Por, Nallur.
Paranai 8th November 2024.(Dates are from Thiruchendur Temple, India)

தீபாவளி பண்டிகை 2024 Deepavali Festival (Deewali) Thursday 31st October 2024.
Deepavali Festival day is a Public Holiday in Sri Lanka.
Singapore is the country that celebrates Deepavali Festival in high sprit other than India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia

Yesterday 04/09/2024 Wednesday, Nallur Temple did celebrated the Vairavar Pooja, which was the last ritual day in the Annual festival of 2024 at Nallur.
At Nallur Temple, these days evening festival was attended by large number of devotees. They used to gather at the temple around 16:00 pm for the evening poojas and to see Lord Murugan's parading around the temple.
Nallur Ther - Chariot Festival took place on, Sunday 01/09/2024.
Watch Live: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=1086381616421634

At the begining of the Nallur Murugan Kovil Festival, temple authorities used to welcome the Jaffna municipal council officials to participate in the festival. Jaffna Municipal council used to prepare the festival roads, lighting and to assist the devotees with their health. Moreover, during the festival time, all the roads surrounding the Nallur temple are restricted for vehicle movements and the vehicle users must use alternative roads.Security personal used to be deployed in and around the temple to catch pick pocketers and the Gold jewel snatchers. Sri Lanka TV Stations used to telecast "Ther (Chariot)" festival LIVE through TV and through online websites. View it in YouTube. (Here)

Katunayake Airport to Colombo-06 (Wellawatte), A/C Van Service Price is Rs 12,000/-+ (One way only. Add high way fee if you ask them to use it)
Send off and return VAN service to Katunayake Airport . Price Rs 13,000/- + Parking Fee Rs 200/- + 2 x Highway ticket Rs 400/- (Rs 800/-)
Van's A/C service is optiional.

Nallur Murugan Kovil

Traveling to Nallur Temple Festival.

Train Service.
Diect Colombo - Jaffna train service is still NOT running.
Currently Jaffna Train Service used to stop at Anuradhapurs and Maho Railway Staions due to repair works on its train tracks.
This Train Service is expected to resume its direct service soon.

Normally Colombo - Jaffna A/C Express Train ticket price is Rs 3,200/- . Tickets can be reserved 30 days prior to your travel date.
NIC / Passport is Required to make reservation of the train seat. (Take note, Sri Lanka Railway unions used to go on sudden strikes)
Yarldevi Train ticket price First Class A/C Rs 2,800/- Second Class price Rs 1,900/-.
In addition on weekends Yal Nile Express train will operate on Jaffna Colombo route.( First Class Rs 4,000/-, Second Class Rs 3,000/- and Third Class is Rs 2,000/-)
Two trains with the name as Vavuniya Intercity and Vavuniya Night mail too will operate up to Jaffna.
Special Tourist Train Yal Nila from Colombo. Ticket Price: Rs 4,000/- (Departure at 10:00pm from Fort Railway station.

Colombo - Jaffna, Luxury BUS ticket price is between Rs 3,000/- up to Rs 4,000/- for a person one way.
Private Jaffna bound Express busses will start from Wellawatte, Moratuwa, Kotahene and from Colombo Central Bus Stand. Night time starting time from 8:00 PM up to 9:00 PM.
Meanwhile Jaffna busses will start from Jaffna New Bus Stand located at Muneeswaran (Muniyappar) Temple Road. Starting time from 8:00 PM up to 9:00 PM.
Nearly all the night time running busses will stop at Puttalam for refreshments and Coffee.
In Colombo Bus Booking use direct calls to the Bus company through their Mobile phone or visit Marine Drive in the evening.

Colombo to Jaffna private Van service (10 seats A/C ) One way Rs 55,000/- (Van Service Price may change without notice)
Toyota KDH van one way price - Rs 60,000/- up to Rs 70,000/-.
Also flight service from Colombo BIA and Ratmalana Airports are available to Jaffna (Palaly) Airport. Oneway ticket price from Rs 22,000/-
Cinnamon Air, every Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday to Jaffna Airport from BIA.

 

Colombo Accommodation Price.

Wellawatte and Dehiwala Area 3 Room service Apartment.
Daily rental price: Rs 6,000/- up to Rs 20,000/-

Hotel in Wellawatte. with 3 beds - Rs 14,000/- per day.

Jaffna Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil Annual Festival (Jaffna). (Source)


யாழ்ப்பாணம் நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில் 2024 திருவிழா.


Nallur Kandaswamy Devasthanam Free Live Telecast URL - https://www.youtube.com/@nallurkandaswamydevasthanam


Date Day Festival Time
08/08/2024 Start Day Vairavar Utchavam
வைரவர் உற்சவம்
Evening 17.00 pm
09/08/2024 1st Day Kodiyetram
கொடியேற்றம்
Morning 10.00 am
18/08/2024 10th Day Manjam
மஞ்சம்
Evening 17.00 pm
25/08/2024 17th Day Arunagirinathar Utchavam
அருணகிரிநாதர் உற்சவம்
Evening 19.00 pm
26/08/2024 18th Day Karththigai Utchavam
கார்த்திகை உற்சவம்
Evening 17.00 pm
27/08/2024 19th DaySooryotchavam
சூர்யோற்சவம்
Morning 06.45 am
28/08/2024 20th Day

Santhanagopalar
சந்தானகோபாலர்
Kailasa Vahanam
கைலாச வாகனம்


Morning 07.00 am

Evening 17.00 pm
29/08/2024 21th Day Kajavalli Mahavalli
கஜவல்லிமஹாவல்லி
Vel Vimanam
வேல் விமானம்

Morning 07.00 am

Evening 17.00 pm
30/08/2024 22nd Day

Thandauthapani Utchavam
தண்டாயுதபாணி உற்சவம்
Orumuga thiruviza
ஒருமுகத் திருவிழா


Morning 07.00 am

Evening 17.00 pm
31/08/2024 23rd Day Sapparam
சப்பறம்

Evening 17.00 pm
01/09/2024 24th Day Ther
தேர் திருவிழா
Morning 06.00 am
02/09/2024 25th Day Theerththam
தீர்த்தம்
Kodiyerakkam
கொடியிறக்கம்
Morning 06.00 am

Evening 16.00 pm
03/09/2024 26th Day Poongavanam
பூங்காவனம்
Evening 17.00 pm
04/09/2024 27th Day Vairavar Poosai
வைரவர் பூசை
Evening 16.00 pm

 

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