Oonjal Utsavam is being celebrated grandly at Sri Balaji Temple in Hazira in Gujarat. This utsavam is celebrated every year for 15 days in Aadi-Avanai Month After The thirvaadipooram on the account of Shravan Month.As the Shravan Month is considered as the most auspicious month so this utsavam is being celebrated .This year the utsavam is celebrated from July 30th to August 13 th.On each day of the utsavam Sri Venkatesa Perumal has different alankarams followed by Satrumurai and Sevakalam..The temple also has separate sannidhis for Sri Seetha Rama, Sri Radha Krishna, Sri Chakrathalwar.The schedule of the Oonjal utsavam are as Follows
30-7-2014 –Sri Venkatesh Perumal
31-7-2014-Vatapathra Shayi(Alilai Kannan)
1-8-2014-Vasudeva Krishnan
2-8-2014-Gopasthri Vastra Haran(venugopalan Thirukolam)
3-8-2014-Sri Paramapathanathan Thirukolam
4-8-2014- Vennai Thirudum Kannan.
5-8-2014-Navaneetha Kannan Thirukolam
6-8-2014-Sri Kalinga Narthanam
7-8-2014-Sri Vaman Avatharam
8-8-2014-Sri Seetha Kalyana Thirukolam
9-8-2014-Sri Sabari Moksham
10-8-2014-Sri Goverdhan Giridhari
11-8-2014-Sri Radha Krishnan
12-8-2014-Sri Marichan Vatham
13-8-2014-Sri Ramar Pattabhishekam
Some of the photos taken during day 1 and 2 of this year’s oonjal sevai can be viewed below:
Day 1-Sri Venkatesh Perumal
Day 2-Vatapathra Shayi(Alilai Kannan)
Photo by:Sri Kalyana Raman