Annual Brahmotsavam festival of Sri Parthasarathy temple begins
During the 10-day festival, the utsava idol of Sri Thelliya Singar (Azhagiya Singar) will be brought out in different alankarams and in different vahanams, including Sri Pallaku Nachiyar at 5.30 a.m. on July 8 and Sri Yoga Narasimhaswamy at 4 p.m. on the same day, and as Sri Lakshminarasimhar at 6.15 a.m. on July 11.
The highlight of the festival include the Garuda Sevai to be held at 5.30 a.m. on July 6 and the temple car festival on July 10 at 7 a.m. These programmes are expected to attract a large number of devotees.
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department has made arrangements for devotees to have darshan of the deities by arranging drinking water facilities and installing shamianas. Personnel of the police and the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services will be stationed at the venue during the festival to regulate traffic and manage the crowd.
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