Witness the Grandeur of Avinashilingeswarar Temple Chithirai Therottam: Devotees Pull the Chariot with the Chanting of Om Namah Shivaya!

The chithirai chariot festival of the famous Avinashilingeswarar temple at Avinashi in Tirupur district was held in a grand manner. Devotees participated in it and said, "Om Namah Shivaya.. O Lord Shiva of the South.. They pulled the chariot with the slogans.


Tirupur: The PerunKarunai Nayaki udanamar Avinashilingeswarar temple at Avinashi in Tirupur district is one of the seven Shiva temples in Kongu as the The temple, which was sung by Sundaramoorthy Nayanar and the location where the crocodile-eating boy was rescued, is celebrated every year in the month of Chithirai.

The flag hoisting ceremony was held at the temple on the 25th as the first event of the Chithirai festival. The panchamurtis left on the 29th of last month, and the 63 Nayanmars appeared. Following that, the previous day's karpaga vriksham thirukalyanam and elephant vehicle show were held at 9.30 p.m. Swami appeared in an elephant vehicle.



The chariot race, the main event of the Chithirai festival, took place today. Thousands of devotees pulled the chariot by the cord. Amman's chariot is pulled on the 4th of this month after the two-day parade is over.



A large number of d devotees from Avinashi, Tirupur and other parts of the country participated in the chariot race held today. Electricity supply has been disrupted on the streets where the chariot is moving for three days from today due to the chariot race.

The police have made temporary traffic changes on the roads from Tirupur to Coimbatore and from Coimbatore to Tirupur in view of the car festival.

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