Karthigai Deepam will be celebrated at Sri Kapali Temple, Mylapore on December 4 evening. Temple staff said that the traditional sokkappanai will be lit in Sannidhi Street after 6.45 p.m. that day.
A symbolic ritual that symbolises the infinite form of lord Shiva, palm leaves are built around a basic frame at an area opposite the theradi and set alight.
Meanwhile, many hawkers on the Mada Streets around this temple were selling a variety of earthen lamps which people will light using oil and wicks, at their residences at dusk.
The fancier, crafted ones were priced at Rs.200 plus.
