Saturday, March 17, 2012

Kapalieshwar Temple gearing up for Annual festivities

Kapalieshwar temple is gearing up for its annual panguni festival. The outer praharam is getting covered with coconut fronds and tin sheets and the vahanas (palanquins) are getting cleaned for the festivities.

Here are important dates for your calendar
Mar 28 - 6 am- Flag hoisting
Mar 30 - 6 am - Adikaara Nandhi
Apr 1 - 10.30 am - Rishaba Vahanam
Apr 3 - 7.30 am - Ther (Car Festival)
Apr 4 - 3 pm - Arubathumoovar procession (63 Nayanmars)
Apr 6 - 8.30 pm - Thirukalyanam  (Shiva Parvathi Wedding)

Here are some pictures.
Simha Vahanam (Lion Palanquin)
Fishes fighting for rice crispies in the tank
Cowu cowu...holy cowu...
View from Inside the temple
Rajagopuram @ Kapali Temple
The Shadow man

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