A visit to a temple town brought back fond memories of childhood.
An ancient temple close to the city of Chennai named MADURANTHAKAM is highly busy owing to the RAMA NAVAMI festival tomorrow.
Special puja, music kutchery, religion discourse, children performing vocal concerts along with reciting slokas all mark the celebration on the eve of the festival.
The temple is hugely decorated with flowers and lightings. Pilgrims from various places reach the temple to seek the divine blessing of the Lord Rama.
People of all ages coming in batches in private vehicles from far off places.
Utsava sampradaya kurtis sung in praise of Lord Rama were inscribed in the walls of the temple.
The town is known for the artificial and second largest lake in Tamil Nadu, the Maduranthakam lake.
The presiding deity of the temple is Rama with his consort Sita and his brother Lakshmana. The presiding deity is in a standing position facing east and is around 8 feet (2 m) tall.
There are different shrines around the sanctum and one of them is that of Sita who is worshipped as Janakavalli.
Do include this temple town during your visit to Chennai.
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