Arubathu Moovar (63 Nayanars ) Festival at Kapaleeswarar Temple, Chennai.
Situated in the heart of city of Chennai, Kapaleeswarar Temple is one of the 276 Paadal Petra Sthalams (temples that are revered in the verses of Saiva Nayanars of the 6th-9th century and considered the greatest Shiva temples of the continent) of Thirumurai. This glorious temple is closely associated with the child-saint Sambandar, one of the 63 Nayanars, who is believed to have performed a miracle by bringing back to life Angam Poompavai, daughter of a merchant Sivanesa Chettiar, who had died of snakebite. The presiding deities are Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal.
Arupathu Moovar festival, a part of Panguni Uthiram, is celebrated to honour the Saivite devotees, namely the sixty-three Nayanars. The procession takes the Nayanars in a palanquin decorated with ornaments and flowers. Appar, Sundarar, Thirugnana Sambandar are carried in a separate palanquin. Idols of Kapaleeshwarar and Karpagambal and other deities are decorated with fragrant flowers and are taken in procession
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