Thousands of devotees throng Chidambaram to take part in car festival of Natarajar temple

Thousands of devotees from Cuddalore and neighbouring districts took portion successful the car procession of Sri Sabanayagar temple, popularly known arsenic Sri Natarajar temple successful Chidambaram, during the Arudra Darshan festival, 1 of the large events, connected Friday.

Five cars, carrying the processional-cum-presiding deity Lord Nataraja and his consort Sivagamasundari, Lord Vinayaka, Lord Subramaniam, and Chandigeswar, rolled retired from the temple premises astatine astir 8 a.m. The devotees pulled the cars done the municipality on the 4 streets.

After the procession, Lord Nataraja and goddess Sivagamasundari were brought to the 1,000-pillar mandapam astatine the temple wherever peculiar pujas were performed.

On Saturday, the penultimate time of the 10-day festivities, the sanctum sanctorum would beryllium again opened for Arudra Darshan erstwhile the presiding deity successful cosmic creation posture would beryllium taken retired successful a palanquin procession.

This is 1 of the 2 important yearly 10-day festivals erstwhile Lord Nataraja is taken astir the 4 car streets successful the temple town, the different being ‘Aani Thirumanjanam’.

Meanwhile, elaborate information arrangements person been made by the Cuddalore territory constabulary for Arudra Darshan on Saturday. A immense posse of constabulary unit person been deployed for security.