Mylapore Kapaleeswar Temple Festival
March 2020
Kolavizhi Amman is traditionally considered to be the Guardian Diety of Mylapore, hence any function or festivity begins by honoring her. A Puja for Kolavizhi amman is performed on behalf of kapaleeswarar temple. Her sannidhi is near Mudaga-kanni amman temple in mylapore.
This marks the official commencement of the festival. the flag marked with nandi is hoisted upon the dwajasthamba (The Gold Plated flag staff facing the shrine of kapaleeswara) inside the temple premises.
The evening is marked with the procession of karpagambal worshipping kapaleeswara in the form of peacock under the punnai tree in a palinquinn.
Kapaleeswara with Chandra as a backdrop flanked by Karpagambal comes out in procession in a decorated pavilion.
When the procession reaches the South Mada Street, the ritual of Goddess feeding the milk of Gnosis to The Tamil Saint Thirugnana Sambandar is enacted.
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The morning is made a Divine spectacle riding on Prushamruga (Spinx) while the Devi is riding a Simha (Lion) Chariot while Murugan is on Yazhi (Dragon Look-alike).
All the Deities come out in procession in Vimanas (Decorated Silver Canopies) and participate in a specially endowed puja in Vaniga vaishya mandapam on East mada street.
Vellividai Vahanam (Silver Rishaba Vahanam)
The fabulous Silver Rishaba Vahanam (Silver Bull) with Kapaleeswarar on a Gigantic Silver Bull and The Devi on a Golden Bull and Murugan on Golden Peacock make a magnificent appearance as they march out of the main gopuram. A special rendering of Nagaswaram playing Mallari is the hallmark of this event. Even though this procession begins so late in the late/early in the morning, it attracts thousands of bhaktas, devotees, and tourists from all over the world.
The beauty of this procession is that all the 5 Processional Deities (Ainthirumeni) parade on colorful & charming elephant mounts of different sizes.
7th Day is one of the Most important ones where the exuberant devotees draw the temple chariot (Ther). around the 4 processional streets. This procession is a ritual enactment of Shiva's destruction of the Tripura wherein the entire cosmos and all the celestials served as His Chariot and its attendants. To this day, Bhrama can be seen pulling the reigns of the horses. It is considered especially auspicious to view the (Ther) in motion, hence, Hundreds of Thousands throng to pull the Chariot. The Spirit of unity and service can be observed all around neighborhood. Food and refreshments are served by residents all around. The Day is declared as a local holiday.
In the evening when the Ther comes back to its base, Kapaleeswara is taken back to the temple in a grand procession with sounds of music filling the air.
Arupathu Moovar Thiruvizha is the feast of 63 Shaivite saints. This event is considered the landmark of Mylapore since it is only here that one can find the 63 saints in processional form. (In other Shiva Temples) the Nyanmars (Saints) are located inside the temple as immovable granite figures. This event attracts lakhs of people who congregate on the 4 streets of mylapore. It is not just the people but innumerable deities from temples around the city congregate in their decorated palanquins to participate in this procession. All the Nyanmar icons are carried around the temple first and then go around the utsava murti of kapaleeswara who is seated majestically in a silver vimanam (silver canopy). It is a moving sight to see the 63 saints, hands folded in bhakti, rallying around their Lord.
Late in the evening, after all the deities and nayanmars have returned to the temple, Lord Chandrasekhara rides on a horse around the 4 Mada streets to keep a count on the happenings.
The Five Processional Deities are Chandikeswarar (Commander in Chief of Siva Ganas), Ganesha (Remover of Obstacles), Kapaleeswarar (Presiding Lord), Karpagambal (Divine Mother) & Murugan (Commander in Chief Of Celestial Army).
This is the procession of Lord Nataraja around the 4 mada streets.
With the full moon casting its silvery rays on the temple, people wait to visualize the wedding of the Divine Couple. The Goddess as peacock worships Lord Punnaivannanathar located in the northern precincts of the temple. Kapaleeswara appears to her in the form of a decorated icon and soon the Goddess regains her original form. The Lord & the Goddess, now dressed as the bride and the groom proceed to the wedding arena with the priest officiating a long drawn out ritualistic wedding being performed. Vedic chants and Nagaswaram Music fills the air. After the wedding, the Lord and the Devi come in a grand procession riding on an enormous image of Ravana carrying the Mount Kailash. A special feature of this procession is instead of the robust nagaswaram, a mellifluous flute is played.
At the end of the procession, when the deities return to the temple, they preside over the lowering of the flag to denote the ceremonial end of the 10-day festival.
Lord Kapaleeswara and Karpagambal give darshan to the devotees in a relaxed manner within the precincts of the temple.
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