The Karthigai Deepam is the biggest lamp with the brightest sparkle. When the moon glitters with its entire disk illuminated in the month of Karthigai, the celebration becomes a temple function for a week. A lamp which is made up of a big brass vessel is lifted up to the hill. This vessel contains tins and tins of ghee and pots and pots of butter. An extremely thick wick made of loosely twisted woven fibers is immersed into the vessel. One end of the wick is drawn out to the top and is ignited with the burning camphor. The thick wick is fully soaked in the ghee. The ghee passes through the wick which is inside a tube to the flame.
The flame will be lit at 6 p.m when the moon emerges from the east and comes on to the horizon. The radiant glow of the lamp at the top of the hill opens the eyes of millions of people to something divine or favorable. Some others see the Lord of the world in the burning light and are moved with their mouth uttering "Om Arunachaleshwaraya Namaha". Once in a year man lights the largest wick of the largest lamp and the world goes into delight singing his song of grace.
The flame will be lit at 6 p.m when the moon emerges from the east and comes on to the horizon. The radiant glow of the lamp at the top of the hill opens the eyes of millions of people to something divine or favorable. Some others see the Lord of the world in the burning light and are moved with their mouth uttering "Om Arunachaleshwaraya Namaha". Once in a year man lights the largest wick of the largest lamp and the world goes into delight singing his song of grace.
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