The Great Karthigai Deepam Festival in Arunachala Occurs in the Karthigai month (mid November to mid December). Spans eleven days. On the Karthikai nakshatra day of this month, at 6 pm Indian Standard Time, the Karthigai Deepam Jothi Flame is lit at the peak of the Arunachala Hill. Read the following articles to learn Siddha secrets regarding Karthigai Deepam, Arunachala and Girivalam.

2011 Karthigai Deepam Festival in Arunachala. "Ayur Devi Nava Kara Nava Ganga Theertha Pravaha Arunachala Karthigai Deepam" of the Siddhas. 29 Nov 2011 to 10 Dec 2011. Karthigai Deepam Lighting on 8 December 2011.
Click here to learn about Arunachala, Girivalam (Circling the Arunachala Hill) and Basic Girivalam Rules.
2010 Arunachala Karthigai Deepam Festival - "Aasu Mozhi Pesum Arunachala ParamJyoti Deepam" of the Siddhas
2009 Arunachala Karthigai Deepam Festival	2008 Arunachala Karthigai Deepam Festival	2007 Arunachala Karthigai Deepam Festival
For Siddha secrets regarding the Karthigai Deepam Festivals of other years of the past few decades, refer to back issues of Sri Agasthia Vijayam, Sathguru Venkataraman's monthly magazine.		2002 Karthigai Deepam - Sri Bhairava Vijayam - The Eight Ashta Bhairava Lords at Arunachala. 1999 Arunachala Karthigai Deepam - Ashta Pratapa Arunachala Girivalam.
ARUNACHALA WISDOM of the Siddhas	How to do Arunachala GIRIVALAM according to the SIDDHA Way	Arunachala Girivalam RULES of the Siddhas
For close to four decades, Sathguru Venkataraman celebrated the most holy Karthigai Deepam Festival in Arunachala according to the Siddha way as taught to him by his Siddha teacher, Sri La Sri Idiyaappa Eesa Siddha. The most important feature of this celebration is the feeding of thousands of pilgrims and poor people in Arunachala and neighboring villages. This tradition is now being continued by the Sathguru's students.
2009 - the Ekadasa Guru Gita Tatva Vancha Chintamani Siddha Shyamala Kanthi Prakasa Karthikai Deepam Festival	2008 - the Kleengkuladhi Beeja Mantra Shakti Karthikai Deepam Festival	2007 - the Arunachala Sarabeswara Shakti Karthikai Deepam Festival
Every year, the November and/or December issues of the Sathguru's monthly magazine feature special sections that reveal the Siddha secrets of that year's Karthigai Deepam Festival.

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