Srirangam temple car festival sees a large turnout of devotees

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A ample  fig   of devotees turned up   for the Chithirai Ther of Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple connected  Thursday.

A ample fig of devotees turned up for the Chithirai Ther of Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: M. MOORTHY

Devotees successful ample numbers pulled the decorated car of Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple connected Thursday connected the juncture of the ongoing ‘Sri Namperumal Chithirai Ther Thirunal’.

The yearly festival celebrated in the Tamil period ‘Chithirai’ commenced connected May 6 with the ‘Dwajarohanam’ (hoisting of the beatified flag) wrong the sprawling temple complex. The processional deity Sri Namperumal was taken retired successful a beatified procession connected assorted ‘vahanams’ successful the pursuing days. 

The item of the lawsuit was the ‘Thiruther’ held connected the ninth time of the festival on Thursday for which the temple car was decorated.  The processional deity Sri Namperumal was taken retired successful a beatified procession from the ‘Kannadi Arai’ wrong the temple complex in the aboriginal hours and placed successful the decorated temple car. 

Devotees from assorted places converged successful the temple municipality of Srirangam for ‘Thiruther’ festival.  After rituals, the temple car was pulled by a ample fig of devotees at 6 a.m. from the East Chithirai Street. The temple car went done South Chithiriai, West Chithirai, and North Chithirai Streets and returned to East Chithirai Street.  A immense posse of constabulary unit was deployed successful Srirangam successful transportation with the car festival. The Chithirai festival concludes connected May 16.

Published - May 14, 2026 06:45 p.m. IST

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