Thousands of devotees thronged the Subramaniaswamy Temple in Tirupparankundram in Madurai on Wednesday to witness the ‘Soorasamharam’ held as part of the Kanda Sashti festival.
The ceremony marked the end of Kanda Sashti festival. The festival commenced on October 24 with the ‘Kappu Kattudhal’ ceremony.
The devotees had gathered on the streets surrounding the temple from Wednesday morning.
In the evening, as the deity was taken in a procession on a golden peacock mount to enact ‘Soorasamharam’ – the killing of demon ‘Sooran’ by Lord Subramaniaswamy, the streets reverberated with chants of “Kandanukku Arohara.”
The idol of ‘Veerabagu’ was also taken in a procession on a white horse mount along the West and East Ratha Streets towards the Sannidhi Street, where the ‘Soorasamharam’ was performed.
Special pujas and deeparadhanas were performed to the deities.
The deity was then taken in a procession in a floral chariot.
On Thursday, the idols of Lord Subramaniaswamy and Deivanai will be taken in a procession.
Elaborate security arrangements had been made during the ceremony on Wednesday.
