Last week, I had the opportunity to witness Brahmotsavam Festival held at the Varadaraja Temple at Kancheepuram (Kanchi).
This 10-day festival is held in honour of Lord Varadaraja and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi. Attended by thousands of people from across, the 7th day marks the Car Festival, when the deities are taken in a grand procession around the city travelling just the 4 grand streets (South, West, North and East) of the city back to its original position.
We got a vantage position on top of a 2nd floor building to see the car procession.
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In early days, this would take 2 to 3 days for the car to be pulled by hundreds of people to complete its 4 street procession.
Now with the heavy machinery pulling and guiding it, the car leaves its position at 6.00 AM in the morning and comes back to its original place by 11.00 AM, just 5 hours.
My entire family was spellbound by the grandiose of the car and the excitement of such a huge vehicle being pulled by thousands of people.
Imagine, how the citizens of this Chola dynasty would have felt during 14th century...
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