The Mariamman temple car in Samayapuram in Touchi was taken by the devotees on Tuesday. | Photo credit: M. Moorthy
The city of the temple of Samayapuram, near Touchi, was soaked in religious fervor on Tuesday when the devotees in large quantities took the decorated car from the temple of Aulmigu Mariamman as part of the Chithirai festival.
The devotees of Touchi and other districts began to converge in Samayapuram since Monday night for the Automobile Festival held in the Tamil month Chithirai. The Automobile Festival attracts devotees from various parts of the state.
On Tuesday, the participation of the devotees swelled with all the arrangements before the sacred event. 13 days Chithirai Perunthiruvizha Began in the temple on April 6 with the Dwajohanam (Azing de la Santa Flag). The idol of the goddess Mariamman was tasks in a sacred procession in several VAHANAMS In the following days.
The Automobile Festival was a hero on Tuesday 10, which the goddess Mariamman was tasks in a sacred procession from the temple after the rituals in the morning to the car of the decorated temple. The temple car with the goddess Mariamman was dragged around 11.05 am by a huge congregation of devotees that challenged the intense heat.
The temple car slowly passed through the four car streets and reached the same place around 3 pm from where it began. He Chithirai Perunthiruvizha concludes on April 18 with the Theppam UTSAVAM.
Published – April 15, 2025 06:21 PM IST
