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Kulasei Mutharamman Dasara Festival Begins With Grand Flag Hoisting
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News18•12-10-2026, 06:37
Kulasei Mutharamman Dasara Festival Begins With Grand Flag Hoisting
- •The Dasara festival at the Jnanamoortheswarer Mutharamman Temple in Kulasekarapattinam began with a grand flag hoisting ceremony.
- •This festival is celebrated here on a grand scale, second only to the Dasara celebrations in Mysore, Karnataka.
- •Thousands of devotees gathered at the temple following special poojas, chanting sacred slogans dedicated to the Goddess.
- •Devotees wore sacred beads and tied holy threads on their wrists to formally begin their fasting for the festival.
- •The festival will reach its climax with the Soorasamharam event on the Kulasekarapattinam beach at midnight on the 20th.
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The climax Soorasamharam event, where the Amman vanquishes the demon Soorapadman, is scheduled to take place at midnight on the 20th of this month on the Kulasekarapattinam beach.
After Mysore in the state of Karnataka, the Dasara festival celebrated at the Jnanamoortheswarer Mutharamman Temple in Kulasekarapattinam is considered the next grandest.
As the Dasara festival gained momentum, severe traffic congestion occurred on the Tiruchendur - Kulasekarapattinam and Tiruchendur - Tirunelveli roads, causing vehicles to line up for a distance of 3 kilometers.
