Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Preview: Procession of the great Ther
April 3, 7 am.
The mada veedhis are dirty, full of waste, paper and leftover food.
Private civic workers get to work in fits and starts to prepare the way for the procession of the ther.
How one wished there was far greater cleanliness here.
The sun is up and the chant of the odhuvar floats in the air that is still this morning.
Earlier this morning, at about 5.30 am the image of the Lord was taken up the stairs and to a mantap beside the tall ther tower. After a few rituals, the image was placed in the chariot.
Behind the ther, are a carriage of wooden blocks which will be used to slow and stop the rolling wheels of the ther. A army of volunteers in bright Tees are at the ready for the job.
Further behind are the chariots of Lord Murugan and of Chandikeswarar.
People file in to take position in front of the ther.
The quiet is broken by announcements over the public address system by volunteers of the Mylai Thamizh Sangam.
And then the singing of odhuvar Sargunanathar . . .
They are all waiting for the state minister to inaugurate the procession. .
The mada veedhis are dirty, full of waste, paper and leftover food.
Private civic workers get to work in fits and starts to prepare the way for the procession of the ther.
How one wished there was far greater cleanliness here.
The sun is up and the chant of the odhuvar floats in the air that is still this morning.
Earlier this morning, at about 5.30 am the image of the Lord was taken up the stairs and to a mantap beside the tall ther tower. After a few rituals, the image was placed in the chariot.
Behind the ther, are a carriage of wooden blocks which will be used to slow and stop the rolling wheels of the ther. A army of volunteers in bright Tees are at the ready for the job.
Further behind are the chariots of Lord Murugan and of Chandikeswarar.
People file in to take position in front of the ther.
The quiet is broken by announcements over the public address system by volunteers of the Mylai Thamizh Sangam.
And then the singing of odhuvar Sargunanathar . . .
They are all waiting for the state minister to inaugurate the procession. .
Monday, April 2, 2012
Video - Preparation for Ther
Here is a video of the ther being prepared. The workers here are fixing yali image to its side http://youtu.be/htN5W3Y8jP0.
- Contributed by V. Vasantha
Workers offer prayer before preparing for ther
- Photo contributed by N.N.Srinivasan
Lord Kapali dances to popular numbers
April 2, Monday. It is 5.50 a.m. and the procession is about to enter the temple.
The Lord now gets into the dance mode before He goes back to the temple. The song being played is an English note and a popular folk note, Kundrathile Kumurankku Kondattam.
About 50 people are carrying the vahanam and swaying to the music. From afar, one can witness the dance of the Lord. Once the last song ends, the vahanam enters the temple and goes to the mantapa inside.
Devotees carrying the vahanam keep raisinng the Lord's name as they enter the temple. Many people follow them inside.
As soon as the vahanam reaches the temple, the image is disengaged from the vahanam and taken in a procession around the temple.
Photos of the procession will be uploaded here shortly.
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As soon as the vahanam reaches the temple, the image is disengaged from the vahanam and taken in a procession around the temple.
Photos of the procession will be uploaded here shortly.
If you want to share web links of your photos or videos, mail a note to - mytimesedit@gmail.com
The buzz at 16-pillared mantapam
Many Mylaporeans who have woken up early today to be part of the celebration, come forward, pray and receive prasadam in the mantapam area.
Aarathi is then taken simultaneously for all the three deities.
Neivedayam is offered to the Gods.
The images of the Lord Vinayagar and Chandikeshwar do the pradakshinam and are taken inside the temple.
Lord Muruga follows and then, those of Karpagambal.
The rishabha vahanam procession, especially the final leg is a visual and aural delight to all those who faithfully follow and participate in the panguni vizha here.
The rishabha vahanam procession, especially the final leg is a visual and aural delight to all those who faithfully follow and participate in the panguni vizha here.
Rishabha Vahanam - day 2
This has been a procession that goes on through the night and into the morning.
When we arrive today to cover the final leg of the rishabha vahanam procession of the Lords, the vahanam of Lord Kapali has reached the 'ther' junction.
Two, big umbrellas are now removed and a symbolic silver umbrella is fixed.
The deity is slowly brought to the 16 pillared mantapam which has been cleaned and decorated for this occasion.
This is followed by images of Karpagambal and Lord Murgan.
This is followed by images of Karpagambal and Lord Murgan.
Karpagambal is seated on a golden rishabham and Lord Murga on a golden peacock.
The vahanams were allowed to rest in the mantapam and as day breaks, large number of devotees crowd around and come forward to have a glimps of the Gods.
Today being a working day, the crowd is limited though; dominated as it were by senior citizens.
The nadaswaram troupe keeps up the tempo with their songs and the stage is set for a final ritual before the images move into the temple.
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Rishabha Vahanam
Whole battalion of police has landed at Ponnambala Vathier Street hall meant for police stay.
Scout boys headed by Giridhar were also on duty managing the crowd.
One man supplied water in plastic tumbler for people pushing & pulling behind the control line rope
At 9.45 p.m. all 5 deities decked, took a pradakshinam inside the temple. At 10.15 p.m. Lord Vinayaka appeared at the gopuravasal mounted on Mushika.
Lord Kapali on Rishabha was seen at the entrance. The special aarathy was taken there itself. Then the lord took the procession crossing the gopuravasal.
It took nearly 20 minutes to reach the 16 pillar mantap. The same volunteers are to carry and bring karpagamba too. Lord Muruga and Chandikeswara followed.
The crowd rushed in to witnessing Chandikeswara.
In the mean time there were 2 more announcements of missing kids in custody. The police made the child make the call for his mother.
The crowd dispersed slowly after the three deities reached 16 pillar mantap.
- Reported by V. Vasantha
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Today; rishabha vahanam
On Friday, the shutters that safeguard the ther in its 'house' on East Mada Street had been drawn up. But we saw only the bare chariot.
On Saturday, the scene was different. Men began to work on the ther.
A group painted some parts of it to heighten the images at its base.
Others dropped off rough cut blocks of wood which will be used to leverage the giant wheels of the ther as it rumbles down the road.
Later in the evening, a new set of massive coir ropes were off loaded near the ther. These will be used by dozens of bhaktas to pull the ther down the mada veedhis on Tuesday morning.
On Sunday morning, the buzz was back inside the temple as preparations began for the rishabha vahanam procession which starts later this evening.
On Saturday, the scene was different. Men began to work on the ther.
A group painted some parts of it to heighten the images at its base.
Others dropped off rough cut blocks of wood which will be used to leverage the giant wheels of the ther as it rumbles down the road.
Later in the evening, a new set of massive coir ropes were off loaded near the ther. These will be used by dozens of bhaktas to pull the ther down the mada veedhis on Tuesday morning.
On Sunday morning, the buzz was back inside the temple as preparations began for the rishabha vahanam procession which starts later this evening.
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