The Danvantri Jayanthi Festival will be held at the Sri Danvantri Arogya Peedam, Walajapet, on November 9th and 10th  for the 11th year, Peedam founder kayilai Gnanaguru Dr Sri Muralidhara Swamigal has announced. Lord Mahavishnu took the Danvantri avatar two days before Diwali on Aipasi trayodasi day. This day is traditionally celebrated as Danvantri Jayanthi. Some celebrate Danvantri Jayanthi as Aipasi hastha star or Aipasi swathi star.He is regarded as the one who introduced Ayurveda medicine to the world. This Danvantri avatar showed to the people that God  has came as a doctor and as medicine to heal them. Sri Danvantri resembles like Lord Vishnu by having concha and chakra in his back two hands, Amirta and cithalai creeper in his front two hands. In ancient days in order to remove impure blood from the body they  use leech. Our modern medicine also following this method. So, leech also take place in danvantri idol.To demonstrate this Sri Muralidhara Swamigal set up the Peedam here to provide a healing touch to the problems of the people and invoke the blessings of Lord Danvantri to get good health, wealth and longevity, and seek solution to all problems.On Monday, November 9th 2015, Danvantri Jayanthi will be celebrated at the Peedam. Sri Muralidhara Swamigal will give Lehiyam which consists of Aa, pepper,sukku,tippili, and jaggery, specially prepared at the Peedam by Muralidhara Swamiji. Swamiji give this lehiyam which cures diseases and also as Diwali lehiyam by chanting denvantri mantras to the devotees coming to the peedam on Diwali day .
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