Erwadi Santhanakoodu Festival


The Erwadi Santhanakoodu Festival is a monthlong festival held in Ervadi dargah, located in Ramanathapuram district, to commemorate the anniversary of Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badhusha nayagam whose grave is in Ervadi. The festival is organised as a National Integrity festival by the local Dargah Huqdhar Management Committee, constituting the heirs of badhusha nayagam called as Mujavirs or Levvais. It is a month-long festival happening every Hijri year in the full Islamic month of Zil Qa'dah.
It is organised to commemorate the anniversary of Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Badhusha Oliyullah, at the famous Erwadi Dargah which always stands as a symbol of religious harmony. Every year hundreds of thousands of people from a variety of religions and communities within Tamil Nadu and elsewhere throng Erwadi on this day to witness the festival, marking the sandal anointing ceremony of the tomb.
A sense of unity in diversity is exemplified by the 'Santhanakoodu' festival with all community people's participation and contribution and going in a procession, led by a decorated elephant, dancing horse and preceded by a dancing folk arts troupe at midnight. People of all faiths, hue and colour throng the pathway leading to the dargah with reverence, once the procession reach the dargah, people of all religions enter the dargah and offer obeisance. The day is declared a holiday by the district administration and Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation operates special buses throughout the night for the benefit of devotees.

Ervadi Santhanakoodu Festival 2019

Following is the schedule of the Grand Holy Annual Santhanakoodu festival commemorating the 843rd Urus festival to be held at Ervadi dargha, Ramanathapuram district for a month's time, from 4 July 2019 to 2 August 2019.
DateDayTimeEvent
4 July 2019Thursday7:00 pmBeginning of Holy Moulid Shariff
6 July 2019Saturday4:30 pmMursal Ibrahim Shaheed Rali... Moulid Shariff, Thachu oorani
7 July 2019Sunday9:00 amAmeer Abbas Manthiri Shaheed Rali.. Moulid shariff, Kattupalli.
13 July 2019Saturday6:00 amRecital of Quraan Shariff and Qutb Abuthahir Madani Shaheed Moulidh Shariff, Du'aa.
13 July 2019Saturday5:00 pmInstallation of the Lower trunk
14 July 2019Sunday6:30 pmHoly Flag Hoisting
21 July 2019Sunday9:00 amAboobakkar Abdul Hakkeem Doctor Shaheed Rali... Moulidh Shariff, Kattupalli.
25 July 2019Thursday9:00 amAbdul Khader Mujahid Shaheed, Ghazanfar Muhaiddeen Shaheed Moulidh Shariff, Kattupalli.
26 July 2019Friday5:30 pmBeginning of Sandhanakoodu festival, Erwadi dargah.
26 July 2019Friday7:00 pmFassiyatush Shazuliya Tariqa Zikr Halqa Majlis after Maghrib prayers at Jumma Masjid, Erwadi dargah.
27 July 2019Saturday4:30 amUrus - Sandal Smearing on the Holy Rouza of Qutbul Hamid Gouthul Majid Badhusha Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Rali... and Dua
2 August 2019Friday5:30 amRecital of Quran, Qattam Thamaam and Shaheed Badhusha Nayagam - Farewell Moulidh
2 August 2019Friday5:00 pmDismounting of Holy Flag
2 August 2019Friday7:00 pmHoly Thabarruk of Shaheed Badhusha Nayagam Ghee Rice distribution

A local district holiday has been announced by the Ramanathapuram district collector and other officials of the District administration on 26 July 2019 for Erwadi Santhanakoodu festival 2019.

Ervadi Santhanakoodu Festival 2018

Following is the schedule of the Santhanakoodu festival commemorating the 844th Urus festival to be held at Ervadi dargha, Ramanathapuram district for a month's time, from 14 July 2018 to 12 August 2018.
DateDayTimeEvent
14 July 2018Saturday7.00 PMBeginning of Holy Moulid Shariff
16 July 2018Monday4.30 PMMursal Ibrahim Shaheed Rali... Moulid Shariff, Thachu oorani
17 July 2018Tuesday8.00 AMAmeer Abbas Manthiri Shaheed Rali.. Moulid shariff, Kattupalli.
23 July 2018Monday6.00 AMRecital of Quraan Shariff and Qutb Abuthahir Madani Shaheed Moulidh Shariff, Du'aa.
23 July 2018Monday5.00 PMInstallation of the Lower trunk
24 July 2018Tuesday6.30 PMHoly Flag Hoisting
31 July 2018Tuesday09.00 AMAboobakkar Abdul Hakkeem Doctor Shaheed Rali... Moulidh Shariff, Kattupalli.
4 August 2018Saturday09.00 AMAbdul Khader Mujahid Shaheed, Ghazanfar Muhaiddeen Shaheed Raliyallahu anhuma Moulidh Shariff, Kattupalli.
5 August 2018Sunday5.30 PMBeginning of Sandhanakoodu festival, Erwadi dargah.
5 August 2018Sunday7.00 PMFassiyatush Shazuliya Tariqa Zikr Halqa Majlis after Maghrib prayers at Jumma Masjid, Erwadi dargah.
6 August 2018Monday4.30 AMUrus - Sandal Smearing on the Holy Rouza of Qutbul Hamid Gouthul Majid Badhusha Sulthan Syed Ibrahim Shaheed Rali... and Dua
12 August 2018Sunday5.30 AMRecital of Quran, Qattam Thamaam and Shaheed Badhusha Nayagam - Farewell Moulidh
12 August 2018Sunday5.00 PMDismounting of Holy Flag
23 August 2018Sunday7.00 PMHoly Thabarruk of Shaheed Badhusha Nayagam Ghee Rice distribution

A local district holiday has been announced by the Ramanathapuram district collector and other officials of the District administration on 6 August 2018 for Erwadi Santhanakoodu festival 2018.