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Kulasai Dasara 2026: Coastal Tamil Nadu Town Celebrates Victory of Good Over Evil
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News18•15-10-2026, 12:00
Kulasai Dasara 2026: Coastal Tamil Nadu Town Celebrates Victory of Good Over Evil
- •Kulasai Dasara 2026 is celebrated from October 11 to October 22 at the Arulmigu Gnanamoortheswarar Sametha Mutharamman Temple in Kulasekarapattinam, Tamil Nadu.
- •The festival symbolises the triumph of good over evil, featuring distinctive rituals and massive gatherings of devotees worshipping Goddess Mutharamman.
- •Devotees dress up in elaborate costumes representing deities, demons, kings, and animals as part of sacred vows, fasting, and religious discipline.
- •The festival's climax, Mahishasura Samharam, is scheduled for the night of October 20 near the seashore, reenacting Goddess Durga's victory over the demon.
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Kulasai Dasara 2026 is being celebrated from October 11 to October 22, 2026, at the Arulmigu Gnanamoortheswarar Sametha Mutharamman Temple located in Kulasekarapattinam within Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi district.
The main event of Kulasai Dasara, known as Mahishasura Samharam, is scheduled for the night of October 20, 2026, where the ritual enactment of the goddess's victory over the demon takes place near the seashore.
Devotees dress as divine figures, kings, demons, or animals as part of vows and acts of devotion, which involves observing a period of fasting, visiting places to collect offerings from the public, and later presenting that money to the goddess.
