This evening, workers were trimming the wooden stoppers (sara kattai) that are used to stop and turn the ther. The handles were rounded with a grinder to get a firm grip.
Around 30 stoppers are made every year. "For stopping the ther once we use four kattias - two on the inner side and two on the outer side of the wheel. And all the 30 will get broken by the end of the procession, " says K. Saravanan, a Sri Padam volunteer.
These Sri Padams are skilled in inserting the stoppers. But still they say it is a challenging task.
"Some stoppers might even get broken within a single use. Though we have some extra ones, it sometimes gets very difficult if they break," he says.
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