Today being the third day of the temple festival, we had the Adhikara Nandi sevai about which Papanasam Sivan sang so evocatively in his kANa kaNN kODi.
The weather continues to remain tolerable and at 7.30 am this morning, you could walk along with the procession in relative comfort, enjoying the nagaswaram music…
… watching the kolams being drawn by the faithful who know full well that these offerings are going to last barely a few seconds…
…making a mental resolve that this year too, a visit to the Bommai Chatram is a must…
… suddenly coming upon the grandeur of Kapali on his Adhikara Nandi, mentally congratulating the Goddess for asserting herself unlike last year andrefusing to be smothered and hidden behind garlands…
… admiring the serene poise of Karpagambal…
…gazing at Muruga in his bristling warlord kind of attire, mounted on a Gandharva as he marches down South Mada Street…
… followed by Chandikeswara…
… greeting old Doraikkannu as he stands guard…
…thinking of the song Ayyasami Aojisami…
…marvelling that such beauty, and piety…
…should also sadly, be accompanied by such filth!
When will our civic sense improve O Kapali?
Hi, I am Gopalakrishnan. I am a Reporter in a Magazine. Can I use these photographs for my magazine?
Will you be updating photographs of other events like Rishbha vaahanam, Thaer and Aribathi moovar also?
காணக்கிடைக்காதக் காட்சிகள் கண்டோம்
மிக்க ந்ன்றி. கலபகம் மாமி
One needs more than “crores of eyes” to fully see the beauty and majesty of Kapali! Thank you, Sriram, for give us a visual treat!
Dr K Parameswaran, Coimbatore.
karuNai vadanam–
mayilai nilavum nilai kaNDum
vaTTa vaTTa echil taTTu
koTTik kiDakkum nilai kaNDum
karuNai pozhi vadanam–
buddi keTTOr koTTiya kuppaiyilum
batti uDaiyOr paNiyum mana suddi!
karuNai nilavu pozhi vadanamAgiyadoru kapAli 😉
Thank you for your richly illustrated, and manakkaN mun niRuttum writing !
lovely…
Any info about Vyasarpadi Vinayaka Mudaliyar charity house? It seems this man had a key role in Kapaleesvara Uthsavam.
great to see these photographs