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    Temple cars or Temple chariots are used to carry representations of Hindu deities around the streets of the temple on festival days. These chariots are...
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  • Thumbnail for Brihadisvara Temple
    Brihadishvara Temple, called Rajarajesvaram (lit. 'Lord of Rajaraja') by its builder, and known locally as Thanjai Periya Kovil (lit. 'Thanjavur Big Temple') and...
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    of the Ratha Yatra (lit. 'temple car procession') at Puri, which claimed that pilgrims threw themselves under the temple cars. However, by 1825 it was...
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  • Thumbnail for Sankara Narayanasamy Temple
    the town as "Sankara Narayanar Kovil". The temple car festival is held in the month of Chithirai.The temple also emerged prosperous during the reign of...
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  • Thumbnail for Srivilliputhur Andal Temple
    the temple car during the yearly festival was suspended. With the efforts of Vanamamalai Jeer, the head of a monastic institution, the temple car was...
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  • Thumbnail for Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
    Thillai Nataraja Temple, also referred as the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Nataraja, the form of Shiva as the lord of dance...
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  • Thumbnail for Arunachalesvara Temple
    Arunachalesvara Temple (also called Annamalaiyar Temple), is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva and goddess Parvati. located at the base of Arunachala...
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    temple at night. Nellaiappar Temple car is the third largest car in Tamil Nadu.And it is the first car to be driven fully automatically. The temple priests...
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  • Thumbnail for Thanumalayan Temple
    The Thanumalayan Temple, also called Sthanumalayan Temple, is an important Hindu temple located in Suchindram in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu...
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  • Thumbnail for Mahalingeswarar Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur
    Mahalingeswaraswamy Temple, Thiruvidaimarudur is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located in Tiruvidaimaruthur, a village in the South Indian...
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  • Thumbnail for Jagannath Temple, Puri
    decorated raths, or temple cars. The worship is performed by the Bhil Sabar tribal priests, as well as priests of other communities in the temple. Unlike the...
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  • initiate the temple car festivals at various major historic temples, such as the Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Coimbatore Koniamman Temple, Coimbatore Srivilliputhur...
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  • Thumbnail for Kukke Subramanya Temple
    Hindu temple located in the village Subramanya, of Kadaba taluk (earlier in Sullia taluk) in Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India. In this temple Kartikeya...
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    Aram valartha Nayagi and Vinayagar are taken in the temple car around the streets of the temple. Another festival known as Teppam is celebrated during...
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    wheeled vehicles pulled by animals or humans, in particular the large temple cars or processional carts still used in Indian religious processions to carry...
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  • Thumbnail for Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
    Ranganathaswamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Ranganatha (a form of Vishnu) and his consort Ranganayaki (a form of Lakshmi). The temple is located...
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  • temples in terms of area.[failed verification] List of Hindu temples Lists of Hindu temples by country List of tallest Gopurams List of large temple tanks...
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  • Thumbnail for Pataleeswarar Temple, Cuddalore
    temple has a large temple car called Theeruvadaichan, a silver chariot and a golden chariot. This is one of the Nava Puliyur Temples worshipped by Patanjali...
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    it was a custom to invite the Lt. Governor of Puducherry to start the Temple car procession by pulling its long rope. Kakkayanthope is a part of Ariyankuppam...
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  • Thumbnail for Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
    Varadharaja Perumal Temple, also called Hastagiri, Attiyuran, Attigiri, Kanchi koil, Thirukatchi, or Perumal koil is a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu...
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  • Thumbnail for List of Hindu temples in Tamil Nadu
    This is a list of temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is famed for Tamil architecture styled Hindu temples, culture, and tradition and commonly...
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  • Thumbnail for Mathura Kaliamman Temple, Siruvachur
    its nearest town. The Car festival and the annual Panguni festivals are important festivals celebrated. The place where the temple was constructed is believed...
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  • Thumbnail for Manakamana Temple
    pilgrims can take the Manakamana Cable Car which was built in 1998 for about US$7.5 million. It is a two-story temple built in the traditional Nepalese pagoda...
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  • Thumbnail for Kapaleeshwarar Temple
    Kapaleeshwarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva located in Mylapore, Chennai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple was built around...
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  • Thumbnail for Thindal Murugan Temple
    The primary deity is Sri Velayudhaswami (Murugan). The temple houses a golden chariot Temple Car, used to carry images of gods in ceremonial processions...
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    chief temple in Puri (ଶ୍ରୀ ମନ୍ଦିର, Śrī Mandira). They are placed in a temple car which is then pulled by numerous volunteers to the Gundicha Temple (located...
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    Alagar Kovil (redirect from Alagar temple)
    different parts of Tamilnadu throng to participate in this festival. The temple car ‘Amaiththa Narayanan’ is taken in procession during Pournami (Full-Moon...
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    Ratha Yatra (redirect from Car festival)
    returning to the sacrosanctum of the temple. Traveler Fa-Hien who visited India during 400 CE notes the way temple car festivals were celebrated in India...
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  • Thumbnail for Nallur Kandaswamy temple
    நல்லூர் கந்தசுவாமி கோவில் Sinhala: නල්ලුරුව ස්කන්ධ කුමාර කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple, located in Nallur, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. The presiding deity is...
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  • Thumbnail for Perur Pateeswarar Temple, Coimbatore
    Pateeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at Perur, in western part of Coimbatore in state of Tamil Nadu in India. The temple was built...
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