The annual Fire Walking festival at the Sri Mariamman Temple in Singapore attracts thousands of Hindu devotees, especially Tamilians from Singapore , India and Malaysia
Devotees perform the Theemidhi ritual for their wishes and prayers fulfilled by the Mother Goddess. Thousands of devotees have had their wishes fulfilled after praying at the Sri Mariamman Temple
The main ritual during the fire walking ceremony involves walking over a four meter pit of burning coal specially prepared at the Mariamman Temple Sri Mariamman Temple
The main ceremony begins at midnight (0100hrs) devotees take ritual bath at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple and walk up to Mariamman Temple
One of the most striking aspects during the Theemidhi – Fire Walking Festival – is that all devotees come out of the coal bed without any burns.
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9 comments:
Can women do this fire walking in Singapore? I would like to do it this year but don't know what rituals to follow before doing it, and whether I can do it or not.
They do not allow woman to walk on fire. They are only allowed to walk around the fire pit after everyone has walked across it.
This year why must the theemathi must be held on sunday instead of monday its been for years we have been practising this why there is a sudden change. Please dont blame the weather amma will take care as we human dont need to think about it. It's really a saddening thing a good day was chosen to do theemathi suddenly blame the weather forcast and change the day. We do it for our own benefit that's all. Please dont give up our practices and traditions.
Now adays Theemidhi is coming like a tourist attraction and not like those old days where we can feel its a like a traditional festival with flocks of people coming in and out of the temple where there is no avenues to move around..But today this culture is fading away slowly..every year Theemedhi falls on monday and now it has been change to Sunday instanly.,Those days there were no policemen around and now there are alot of policemen around..before there will be a tree next to the fire pit and now the tree is gone..soon this fire walking festiaval will be gone too...Too much off idiots who are in the HEB board are only interested for their post and not for our culture.
Please revert back to those old days how we celecerate this fire walking festival..Now adays its turning into a a tourist attraction..HEB can you explain this?
I really dnt understand how the managent works. They allow guys who consume alcohol into temple. Allow india workers up the staircase where gt women children & old folks around. Management just wants to see other females get molested? What kind of music is played during fire walking? How come cinema songs are played by the instrument guys? Play Om Sakthi Om Sakthi Om Sakthi la!!!
Since HEB shifted fire walking to Sunday, what's the use it still finishes on Monday 5/6 am. Make the male devotees walked on the hot & burning road on Sunday 11 am onwards? Poor devotee gt their legs burnt due to the hot tar road!!! HEB shld ask their family to walk & feel the heat on the road!
Hi I would like to know when would the Kumbithanam held this year
Hi
Can you guys put in the schedules for the pal kudam and kupudu thanam.I mean the dates it starts and day it ends including the timing.
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