24 November 2015

2015 Karthigai Deepam Festival, Maharadham -- Trying to get it to move


Karthigai Deepam 2015. 7th Day celebrates the processon of 5 chariots. The biggest of which is the giant wooden chariot i.e. Maharadham. This year's function took place in unceasing, sheeting rain. Below is a video I uploaded this afternoon unto You Tube. 




2015 Karthigai Deepam Festival, Maharadham Karthigai Deepam 2015. 7th Day celebrates the processon of 5 chariots. The biggest of which is the giant wooden chariot i.e. Maharadham. This year's function took place in unceasing, sheeting rain. In this video, boys are jumping on levers placed under the giant back wheels of the Chariot, in order to propel it forward. The excitment and energy of the huge crowd is apparent from the audio. Late in the evening, the Maharadham (and the 4 other accompanying chariots) completed their circumambulation of Arunachaleswarar Temple. 

In this video, boys are jumping on levers placed under the giant back wheels of the Chariot, in order to propel it forward. The excitment and energy of the huge crowd is apparent from the audio. Late in the evening, the Maharadham (and the 4 other accompanying chariots) completed their circumambulation of Arunachaleswarar Temple.

To ready the Arunachala Grace earlier posting on the Maharadham Procession, go to this link here.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The rain looks really bad in the video. But everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.

Meenakshi Ammal said...

Yes, there was an amazing atmosphere out there.

Meenakshi Ammal said...

As I learn more about editing videos like these, hope to post more regularly on my You Tube Channel.