Panguni Uthiram is one of the most celebrated festivals in Skandagiri Subramanya Swamy Temple in Hyderabad. In 2024, Panguni Uthiram date is 25 March, Monday.
On Panguni Uthiram day, many special pujas are offered at Skandagiri Temple. Ganapati Homam is scheduled to take place at 7.30 AM, Mahanyasam at 7.30 AM, Kavadi / Palkudam is at 8.30 AM and Sri Subramanya Swamy Abhishekam at 9.30 AM. Sri Valli Kalyanotsavam is in the evening 4.30 PM.
Panguni Uthiram is an important festival falls in the month ‘Panguni’ i.e. Palguna (March-April). This month is special because of the star ‘Uthiram’ usually falls on Pournami Day. Besides, it is on ‘Panguni Pournami Uthiram” that the marriage of Goddess Parvathi and Lord Parameshwara, Sri Subrahmanyaswamy and Sri Valli, and Goddess Andal and Ranganathar took place.
Also, Valmiki Ramayanam says it is on this day and star that Sita’s marriage was celebrated.
From Brahmanda Purana one learns that on Panguni Uthiram every holy water joins Thumburu Teertha, one of seven sacred tanks in Tirupati Tirumala.
The ancients chose Uthiram to convey to humans that it is underlining the glory of Grihasta Dharma (married life) that the Almighty manifests in the marital state as Uma-Maheshwara. Sita-Rama and Radha-Krishna – despite his changelessness, sans childhood or youth or old age. It is our pleasure to celebrate this day when the Lord in both Shiva and Vishnu temples, appears to devotees in their ‘Nithya Kalyana Murthi Sthithi.
Panguni Uthiram is also the day of incarnation of Lord Ayyappa and considered most sacred by devotees of Lord Ayyappa.
According to a legend, sages Patanchali and Vyagrapada after having dharshan of Lord Natarja’s left padham (attributed to the Divine Mother Goddess in the ardhanaari swaroopam) during HIS cosmic dance at Chidambraram, were desirous to have dharshan of HIS right padham. It was on this auspicious occasion of Panguni Uthiram, Lord Shiva blessed the sages and offered dharshan of HIS right padam (Rudra padham dharshanam) in a sitting posture as somaskanda at Thiruvarur, where HE is known as Lord Thyagaraja.