Also, Anna means to rise and abhishekam means bathing. So, let’s understand its unique way of performing the ceremony.

Anna Abhishekam 2024: Date and Tithi

Anna Abhishekam Date: 15th November 2024

Gulikai Kalam: 8;11 Am to 11:54 Am

Rahu kalam: 10:40 am to 11:54 Am

Yamagandham: 2:22 Pm to 3:36 Pm

Tithi begins: on 14th November 2024 at 7:49 P.m

Tithi ends: 15th November 2024 at 4:28 Pm

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What is Anna Abhishekam?

Anna Abhishekam, also called Shiv Abhishekam or Maha Anna Abhishekam, is a 2-day event. People perform this ritual in Shiv temples, where they bathe the deity with cooked rice as a ritual hydration ceremony.

Also, it is mainly celebrated in South India, Tamil Nadu. People dedicate the rituals of Anna Abhishekam to Lord Shiva. The shiva linga is covered with cooked rice and garland.

Anna Abhishekam 2024: Importance

In Shiv temples, people perform abhishekam by bathing shiv linga using milk, curd, honey, and water, which is a very common practice. Anna Abhishek is special because the Shiva Lingam is covered with rice, vegetables, and cooked fruits. Rice is the main ingredient in this ritual, representing wealth, abundance, prosperity, and fertility.

In addition, Shiva temples have the Anna Abhishek ritual every year. This festival celebrates and thanks Lord Shiva who creates the 5 elements essential for vibrant agriculture and efficient crops. After the harvest season, people cook fresh rice grains at the temple during this festival. This ceremony translates Lord Shiva into ensuring a bountiful harvest.

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How is the Anna Abhishekam ceremony performed?

The Shiv temples in south India follow a step-by-step process to perform the Anna Abhishekam ceremony.

1. Cleansing or hydrating the Shiva linga: The priests of temples start the ceremony by cleaning the Shiv linga. They perform hydration pooja by bathing the shiv linga using ingredients like milk, curd, honey, turmeric powder, sandalwood paste, coconut water, sugarcane juice, and Vibhuti.
2. Covering the Shiv linga with rice: People use freshly harvested crops for cooking tons of rice and covering the Shiva linga completely with white rice.
3. Decorated with fruits and vegetables: After decorating it with a garland of fruits and boiled vegetables, the people play the Nadaswaram, a musical instrument.
4. Chanting of Sri Rudram: Once priests fully cover and decorate the Siva linga, they chant Sri Rudram while offering prayers and aarti to Lord Shiva.
5. Sharing Naivedhyam: The priests give out the rice offered to the Shiv Linga as Prasad to everyone, making sure that not even one grain is left unused.

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Anna Abhishekam 2024: Its benefits for prosperity and growth

Here are some benefits of performing this sacred Shiv ling hydration ceremony:

1. The people dedicate the ritual to Lord Shiva, taking his blessings for a successful harvest of crops.
2. It attracts good health, abundance, prosperity, and fortune.
3. The ritual of offering rice allows the farmer to support their livelihood.
4. Eating prasad will sharpen the memory of children, improve focus, and gain clarity.
5. Abhishekam allows the people to remove obstacles.
6. Lord Shiva protects the 5 elements and controls the force of nature. So, it protects the crops from natural disasters and promotes their healthy growth.

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