The Five Day Temple Chariot Festival

2023 Sivakasi Panguni Pongal Therottam begins on 12th April 2023, Wednesday, at the four car street. A large number of devotees thronged near Sivakasi Theradimukku to participate in the annual temple car festival. After special pujas were performed to the presiding deities, Mariamman and Vinayaka, the event began from Theradimukku at 04:00 p.m.. Devotees pulled the decorated temple car which carried the idols of presiding deities Goddess Mariamman and Vinayaka. The procession covered the four car streets of Sivakasi town. Enthusiastic devotees, including large number of school and college students, pulled the car through the four Car Streets of Sivakasi town. The decorated small Vinayaka car reached its destination in around one hour. The big temple car procession began at 05:15 p.m.. Hundreds of people witnessed Therottam Festival in Sivakasi. A huge posse of policemen, assisted by Traffic Constable and volunteers of Sivakasi Hindu Nadar Uravinmurai, regulated the large gathering. A huge crowd witnessed the colourfully decorated car from the top of various buildings. Some Sivakasians captured the golden moments of therottam in their mobile phones and digital cameras. On day one , the chariot was near Agni Vinayagar Temple, on day two it reached near Vasanth & Co., unfortunately on day three, due to patch worked damaged roads, the chariot moved less than 20 feets. Usually the chariot festival ends within 3 days, sometimes it took 4 days to complete. But this year it took 5 days to get completed.