This festival is devoted to Mahalakhmi (Supreme Goddess) in all her supreme incarnations of 9 forms.  'Amma' lights 'Aganda Vilakku' - this is a miracle performed every year - She kneels before the 'Akanda Vilakku' and licks the wick - and it lights by itself.  The festival's responsibility is with area mandrams.

Amma bestows her grace on her devotees, who participate in the festival.  Any difficulties or problems which could not otherwise be explained, persisting due to black magic and evil, are removed and destroyed.

Prolonged illness is cured.  Financial and other harmonious benefits are bestowed gradually in home.  For girls, marriage is celebrated early and children are born in families to women who have been doing thapas to beget a child. Eye sight gets improved when one sees the 'Aganda Vilakku' and breathing problems melts away by being near and inhaling the fragrance emanated from the 'Aganda Vilakku'.  This is legen vouchsafed by one and all the devotees.

Twice a day during festival, 100 devotees recite 1008 mantras and therefore archana for 100,000 times is performed.  From each, district-mandrams, nearly 40,000 - 70,000 devotees donate Rs.30/- to participate in the festival, each day.

The surplus money is spent on - free medical treatement and expenses, help to destitute women and those neglected by their husbands, and also for rehabilitation of widows.  Any and every surplus resulting from the activities of the temple, goes only to do service to the poor and the needy and it does not go to neither 'Adigalar' nor to his family.

Education is given free to all the children without any hidden charges or cost.  Donation may be sent to the following address:

Adhiparasakthi Charitable, Medical, Educational and Cultural Trust - (ACMEC - TRUST, Melmaruvathur., 603 319, India.  Receipts will be issued for any kind of contribution or donation.

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Last updated on Wed Jan 20 2010 at 9:59:03pm