Festival of Athi varadar |
The once-in-40-years Athi Varadar festival drew to a close on Monday, with the deity set to be immersed into the Ananthasaras tank at the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kancheepuram Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The deity, Lord Athi Varadar, was immersed in the tank at the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kancheepuram district monday at nightfall. This year, the Athi Varadar festival was celebrated for 48 days with the deity, Lord Athi Varadar offering darshan to devotees in the sleeping posture for the first 38 days and standing posture for the last 10 days. Every 40 years, the festival is celebrated at the Varadaraja Perumal temple in Kancheepuram. This year, however, increasing footfall prompted the management to shift the deity to the nearby Devarajaswami temple to accommodate the swelling crowds. The festival saw a turnout of over 1 crore people visiting the Varadaraja Perumal and Devaraja Swamy temples in Kanchipuram this year. President Ram Nath Kovind, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao and actor turned politician Rajinikanth were among the celebs who offered their prayers to the deity.
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