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A ample fig of devotees thronged Srirangam and pulled the temple car of the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple present connected Saturday arsenic portion of the “Bhoopathi Thirunal” festival held successful the Tamil period of Thai.
Sri Namperumal, processional deity of the temple, on with Ubhaya Nachiyars were taken retired successful a procession successful the aboriginal hours to the Thai Ther Mandapam wherever rituals were performed. After completion of each rituals, the decorated Thai Ther with the deities began its procession astir 6 a.m.
Devotees, who came from antithetic parts of Tiruchi and different places of the State, pulled the temple car amid chants of ‘Ranga Ranga’. Many devotees, who came from Srirangam to sojourn Sri Ranganathaswamy from antithetic parts of the country, took portion successful the festival. It went astir the 4 ‘Uthira Veedhis’ and returned to the basal (Nilai) astatine astir 9.15 a.m.
The 11-day festival began connected January 23 with the emblem hoisting. It concludes connected Sunday.
