Come Margazhi Tomorrow :: Let us welcome the sweet month dedicated to Andal's Thiruppavai

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The shorter month of Karthigai is over by today 23:59 hours and we are getting geared to welcome the new Tamil month of Margazhi in the travel of time. We would take a moment to pray to Andal for the peace and prosperity of our family, country and the world:

திருவாடிப்பூரத்து செகத்துதித்தாள் வாழியே!
திருப்பாவை முப்பதும் செப்பினாள் வாழியே!
பெரியாழ்வார் பெற்றெடுத்த பெண்பிள்ளை வாழியே!
பெரும்பூதூர் மாமுனிக்கு பின்னானாள் வாழியே!
ஒரு நூற்று நாற்பத்து மூன்றுரைத்தாள் வாழியே!
உயரரங்கற்கே கண்ணியுகந்தளித்தாள் வாழியே!
மருவாறும் திருமல்லி வளநாடு வாழியே!
வண்புதுவை நகர்கோதை மலர்பாதங்கள் வாழியே!

ஆண்டாள் திருவடிகளே சரணம்
ஆசார்யர் திருவடிகளே சரணம்
ஆழ்வார் திருவடிகளே சரணம்
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