Sri Kapaleeswarar temple theppam festival

PHOTOS BY PHOTO EDITOR S RAJENDRAN

A large number of devotees had gathered in Mylapore last week to

witness the theppam (float) annual festival of Sri Kapaleeswarar temple

which commenced on Thai Poosam day.

On the first day, the deities of Sri Kapaleeswarar and Sri Karpagambal

were tastefully decorated and taken out in a procession to the western

side of the tank and placed on the theppam.

Devotees either stood or sat on the steps of the tank and had a darshan

of the deities when the theppam came near them. Many sat through

the whole schedule and basked in the divine glory. The next day the

deities of Sri Singaravelar and his consorts were taken out in a

procession and placed on the theppam that made five rounds.

Mylapore MLA Dha Velu with his family participated in the celebrations

and provided annadhanam to hundreds of people at his own expense.

Anitha Kumaran, trustee of Murugan temple at Tiruchendur and

daughter of the late Dina Thanthi Chairman Dr Sivanthi Adityan also

attended the festival. P K Kevinitha, Joint Commissioner and Executive

Officer had made all the arrangements for the festival.