Yesterday, Tuesday December 2, 2014, was the seventh day of the 2014 Karthigai Deepam Festival and definitely one of the most popular. It was the day of the Maharadham, the massive wooden chariot that is pulled around the Mada Streets (four main perimeter streets surrounding the Arunachaleswarar Temple) by devotees. The men pull on the right side of the chariot and the women the left.
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| One chariot each for the panchamoorthies |
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| Lord Arunachaleswarar in His sanctum top of the Maharadham |
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| Gents on right, ladies to the left pulling chariot on Thiruvoodal Street |
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| Circumambulation of Temple by Maharadham takes around 12 hours |
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| Devotees packed on roofs and every vantage point to take darshan |
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| To propel Maharadham, lads jump on levers wedged under the back wheels |
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