One of the 63 Saivite Nayanmars, Manickavassagar’s festival was celebrated at the Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Arunachaleswarar. The idol of the Nayanmar Manickavasagar was taken on a procession on the corridor streets of the temple at Thiruvannamalai.
The deities of Lord Nataraja and His Consort Goddess Sivakamsundari were adorned especially for this occasion and Deeparadhanai was performed.