Pournami or the Full Moon day of every month is the most important day at the Annai Aadhi Parasakthi Temple. On this day, a series of poojas are performed at the temple, beginning with the early morning Abhishegam and ending with the midnight pooja to celebrate the rise of the Full Moon.

Specifically, each Pournami day is celebrated in the following ways:

• Siddhar Maalai (Garlanding of the 18 Tamil Siddhas): This pooja is performed at 7.00 a.m in the morning. It’s truly a sight for the Gods to see all the 18 Siddhas bedecked in wonderful garlands.
• Pournami Annadhaanam: At 11.30 a.m, food (Annai’s Prasadam) is distributed to thousands of devotees
• Valampuri Sangu Poojai: This pooja is performed at 5.00 p.m in the evening in the Sannidhi of Annai Mahalakshmi, to invoke Her blessings for prosperity.
• Pournami Yaagam: This is conducted at around 09.00 p.m in the night, with the Poornaahoothi and Aarathi to Annai Aadhi Parasakthi concluding at the stroke of midnight.

It’s a widely held and sacred belief of the devotees of the temple that the 18 Tamil Siddhas, whose idols are consecrated in the Mandira Paavai Amman sannidhi, visit the temple on this day, either formlessly or in the form of devotees, in order to shower their blessings on the devotees who gather at the temple. Many devotees who visit the temple on Pournami day have reported spiritual experiences of sighting the Siddhas circumambulating the temple in groups or hearing divine sounds.

Annadhaanam or the serving of consecrated food to human beings on auspicious days is a widely followed traditional practice in Hinduism. It’s believed that extraordinary spiritual merit (punyam) accrues to the person conducting such a serving of consecrated food, specifically to the poor and the needy.

The 18 Tamil Siddhas also extol this practice and encourage one and all to observe the same.

Accordingly, on each Pournami (Full moon) day, food is served to thousands of devotees who come from far and near, beginning from about 11.30 a.m and going on upto around 2.00 p.m. Food is served with great care, humility and reverence as it’s believed that the 18 Tamil Siddhas often mingle with the devotees in disguise, partake of the food served and shower their blessings on the devotees sponsoring the Annadhaanam.

We exhort devotees to donate to the monthly Annadhaanam and avail the blessings of Annai Aadhi Parasakthi and the 18 Tamil Siddhas. Devotees sponsoring the Annadhaanam will get the opportunity to worship Annai Aadi Parasakthi in the outer sanctum (Karuvarai) and may also request to participate in the food serving for a few minutes, as a token gesture.

It’s believed that the Valampuri Sangu (Right turn conch shell) emits a resonant vibration that is in alignment with the primordial, eternal vibration of this universe.

As per Hindu spiritual tradition, it’s also believed that Lord Vishnu and Goddess Mahalakshmi reside in the sacred right turn conch shell and by using this in poojas and chanting sacred hymns, one can achieve their wishes in a short span of time.

In observance of this sacred belief, on the evening of the full moon day, this sacred right turn conch shell is placed in the Sannidhi of Annai Mahalakshmi and a special pooja is performed, along with the sacred chants of mantras given by the Siddhas, as revealed by Annai Aadhi Parasakthi.

It has been observed that, by placing this consecrated right turn conch shell in our house and praying with reverence, one can achieve 16 types of wealth and lead a good life by the blessings of the Siddhas and Goddess Mahalakshmi.