Sunday, 29 April 2012

Laksha Deepam Festival (Lighting of One Lakh Lamps)

Laksha Deepam festival is another major unique festival celebrated at Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Laksha Deepam or Lakshadeepam literally means hundred thousand lambs (or one lakh lamps). Laksha Deepam festival is held once in 6 years and on the festival day, hundred thousand oil lamps are lit in and around the Sri Anantha Padmanabhaswamy Temple premises. Prior to the Lakshadeepam festival day recitation of three Vedas and chanting of prayers are done for 56 days.

The last festival was celebrated on 2008 and the upcoming Laksha Deepam festival is on January 2014. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple is the only temple in known history to conduct the Laksha Deepam festival without any break since the festival was first conducted in January 1750 AD.
Lakshadeepam / Procession Padmanabha temple Videos

Wednesday, 4 April 2012