Tiruvarur Chariot festival

Tiruvarur Chariot festival is a historical event that still follows the same rituals and traditions associated with the Thyagaraja Swamy temple, Tiruvarur, in Tamil Nadu. The Lord Veethividangar (வீதிவிடங்கர்) now called as Thiyagarajaswami (Shiva) comes out of the massive ancient temple, with his consort Kondi (கொண்டி) (Parvathi) to bless the devotees who always comes to visit him in his abode, one of the world's biggest chariots. And this chariot was constructed by Vishwakarma community and it is Asia's biggest chariot.

The Great Car (ஆழித் தேர்) of Sri Thyagarajaswami, Tiruvarur.

Description

Asia's biggest and largest chariot is One of the very old and ancient festivals that are often mentioned in the devotional hymns of saints like ( Appar, Tirugnanasambandar and Sundarar) and many Tamil literature, usually held during the summer between months of March and April every year, lasts more than 25 days. On the day of the chariot festival, the uthsava morthi (the lord who comes out for procession) is beautifully decorated and brought out of the temple along with his consort to the Great Car (in Tamil: ஆழித் தேர்) and go for the procession all day long. This chariot is said to the biggest one of its type in size and height. It is 96 feet (29 m) tall and weighs more than 300 tons.[1] Apart from this grand chariot there are 4 more cars for the lord's consort, Subramanya, Ganapathi and Sandikaswerar respectively.[2]

References
  1. http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=85922&SectionID=123&MainSectionID=95&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D:+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D
  2. http://www.dinamalar.com/General_detail.asp?news_id=14905
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