MADURAI: Thousands of devotees participated in the
Aadi Pooram car festival
at Srivilliputhur
Sri Andal
temple on Sunday.
The
Aadi Pooram
car festival is one of the important festivals at the temple, as it celebrates the birth star of temple main deity Sri Andal.
The festival began with flag hoisting on July 27. The idols of Sri Andal and
Lord Rajamannar
were taken through temple’s streets on all the days of the festival.
On Sunday morning, the deities were placed on the grandly decorated chariot. The chariot started its journey around 8.05am.
Tamil Nadu minister for dairy and milk development K T Rajendra Bhalaji were among those who pulled the car in the morning. While devotees pulled the car with ropes attached to it, two bulldozers were used to push the car from behind.
Basic amenities, including drinking water facilities, had been arranged by the temple and district administrations for the benefit of the people. Special buses were operated from many parts of Virudhunagar district and other southern districts.
Over 2,000 police personnel were deployed for security.
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