In connected with the
Navarathri/Pooja Festival this procession happens every year. It happens
10 days before Navarathri/Pooja. It started from the period of
Travancore rulers and still it follows. This inter-state (Old
Travancore region) procession starts from Kanyakumari District of Tamil
Nadu to Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. The police of both
states are participating in this procession. Here three Gods idols are
taking part in it. They are Kumaraswamy(Lord Subramaniya) from
Kumarakovil at Velimalai, Goddess Saraswathy Devi from Padmanabhapuram
and Goddess Munnoottinanga from Sucheendram Thanumalaya Perumal Temple.
During
the Navarathri/Pooja Festival, these idols will be kept in different
temples. Kumaraswamy at Aryasala Subramaniya Temple, Goddess Saraswathy
Devi at Navarathri mandapam nearby Padmanabhaswami Temple and Goddess
Munoottinanga at Chenthitta Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
After Navarathri these idols will be returned to their proper temples in Kanyakumari District.
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| Kerala Fire & Rescue Forces |
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| A child dress up as Lord Subramaniya (Murukan) on a thermocol Peacock |
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| A child dress up as Lord Subramaniya (Murukan) |
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| Kerala Mounted Police |
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| A child dress up as Lord Subramaniya (Murukan) |
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| Tamilnadu State Police |
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| Kerala Police |
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| Saraswathy Devi on Elephant |
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| Kumaraswamy (Lord Subramaniya) on Silver Horse along with priest |
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| Kumaraswamy (Lord Subramaniya) on Silver Horse along with priest |
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| Munnoottinanga in Palanquin |
Location
Starts From: Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu state, INDIA
Ends At: Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala state, INDIA
14 comments:
Hari OM
SHUBH NAVRATRI!!! YAM xx
India has some very interesting and colourful trucks and other vehicles, but it is the elephants I like best. Majestic beasts.
Great celebration! The photos made me smile and feel happy.
Thanks for the beautiful photos.
Right clicks at right occasions.
Beautiful, the procession, the colours and the pictures of deity.
This is the first time I am hearing about this festival of bringing gods from other temples and celebrating here! Interesting! Nice pictures!
Very interesting series...
Wonderful images of celebration.
beautiful photos
lively :)
Festivals are always so much fun :-)
Thank you very much for the wonderful Navaratri and all the Onam photos too -- what a collection! Must have been very very festive :)
seems so many were there :)
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