Published by Aparna on 30 Mar 2012 at 05:43 pm
Adikaara Nandi at Kapaleeswarar Temple
The deities, the huge flower garlands adorning them, the Nadaswaram, the band, the kolams on the Mada veedis, the devotees thronging the Mada veedis to get a darshan of Kapaleeswara, the traffic diversions, the pandals on the Mada veedis where the deities rest for a while, the koDa rATnams/merry-go-round, etc. - It’s that time of the year when Mylapore has an aura of festivity and divinity to it with the Panguni Festival on at Kapaleeswarar temple and today is the day of Adikaara Nandi. The deities are taken out in procession at around 6:00 in the morning. I went there at around 8:00 am and saw the deities in procession at South Mada Street.
Lord Vinayaka:
He is followed by Kapaleeswarar & Karpagambal on the Adikaara Nandi:
The sight of Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal on the Adikaara Nandi being carried to the music by band and the beats of drums is indeed grandeur personified!
The beautiful deities adorned with lovely jewels and colourful flowers, the floral crown of Kapaleeswara, the beautiful idols of parrots on either sides and above all, the majestic Adikaara Nandi! Wow! Notice how even the deer in Nandi’s hand looks so beautiful!
Notice how the rear of Kapaleeswarar riding on the Adikaara Nandi is beautifully decorated with flowers too:
Following the Adikaara Nandi are Karpagambal & Subramanya:
Subramanya:
Karpagambal up close:
Bringing an end to the procession is Chandikeswarar:
Click here to view the photos in Picasa
parantharami mani on 24 Jul 2012 at 5:51 pm #
Hai aparna,
The Adikara Nandi was designed and built in the year 1919 by the family of Dandarai Vaithiyar who live very near to the temple. Even now there family get the first ritual rights before the deity moves out of the temple to the mada veethis.