12th May 2014

Temple chariot reaches destination

Hundreds of devotees resumed pulling the chariots of the deities in the Chithirai Pongal Therottam Festival on 9th May 2014, Friday, and the chariots reached their destination, on 11th May 2014, Sunday. The main ritual of the annual Chithirai Pongal chariot festival started Friday at 4.30 p.m., and the decorated small Vinayaka car reached its destination in around one hour. The Badrakaliamman deity temple car reached its destination on yesterday. The Chithirai Pongal festival ends 11 days later when the deities make their way back home to the Sivakasi Kadai Kovil. Today kadaisi thiruvizhaa will be held.