STREET ART: Passers-by admire a traditional kolam depicting the 'chariot'. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
CONNECTING THE DOTS: A devotee draws a kolam with nimble fingers. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
MARCHING AHEAD: Devotees walk towards the temple. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
DIVINITY APPROACHES: The crowd makes way for the chariot as it passes through the streets of Triplicane. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD: Devotees throng the premises of Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
TRADITIONAL WHEELS: The chariot arrives at the Sri Parthasarathy Swamy Temple. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
SAY CHEESE: Tradition meets modernity, as this madisar-clad maami takes a picture of the festival. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan
SHUTTERBUGS: Photographers in large numbers were seen at the car festival. Photo: S. R. Raghunathan