Kapali Panguni Utsavam: the simplest alankaram of the utsavam
After a 9 hour long Rishabha Vahana Mada Streets procession on Saturday night and a one hour Ekantha Sevai inside the temple complex on Sunday morning, Kapaleeswarar went on a …
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Kapali Panguni Utsavam: the menace of aim-and-shoot ‘devotees’
While the Adikaara Nandi, Naga and Rishabha Vahanam processions have attracted huge crowds at the Panguni Utsavam at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple during the first five days, the army of photo …
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Panguni utsavam: after night-long Rishabha vahana procession, othuvars’ rendering of sacred Thevaram verses stirs devotees
Following the night long Rishabha vahana procession that lasted nine hours around Mylapore Mada Streets, the othuvars at Sri Kapali Temple led by Sathgurunathan enthralled the early morning devotees on …
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Panguni Utsavam: Processional torch bearer V. Ramkumar says ‘divine couple’s pull’ brings him to fest
V Ramkumar is devotionally energetic as can be seen from his presence at the Panguni Utsavam that is currently on at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. His commitment is such that he …
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Panguni Utsavam: devotion runs high during Adikaara Nandi procession
It was the biggest moment of the Panguni utsavam this far. The clock had just ticked past 5 am on Thursday morning when the Pancha Moorthy idols made their way …
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Kapali Panguni utsavam: Thiru Maahaalam Brothers present three-hour nagaswaram
People thronged in large numbers to participate the deeparathanai at 10pm at the eastern raja gopuram on the first evening of this year’s Panguni Utsavam at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple on …
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Panguni utsavam: At temple, the team of priests to almost double for the fest
20 additional priests from across the state have joined the hereditary priests at Sri Kapali Temple on the eve of the commencement of the utsavam. Some of these priests will …
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Panguni utsavam: Silver Adikaara Nandi vahana is getting polished. This family says it sold three houses to have vahana created
On a hot Wednesday afternoon, the descendants of Thasai Kumaraswamy Bhaktha are at service at Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple. They are cleaning the silver Adikaara Nandi vahana and getting it in …
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Kapali Panguni utsavam: centuries-old tradition for the Amman carried out
This may look like an insignificant ritual but it carries much meaning and tradition respected over a few centuries. The Panguni utsavam of Sri Kapali Temple begins only after the …
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Kapali Panguni Utsavam 2023: Sripatham mestri Balaji all set with his 60 member team
Sripatham members play a pivotal role at the Panguni Utsavam of Sri Kapaleeswarar – they are the ones who carry the pancha moorthy idols in the vahana processions throughout the …
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