An ancient tradition revived (Feature on Templenet )

jan 17th, 2011

templenet has a great deal of good stuff on temple history, sthalapuranams etc.

kanniks is also a serious musician.

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From: Kanniks Kannikeswaran

Hello Rajeev:

Presume all is well. Here is an inspiring story regarding the revival of the ancient chariot festival at the tiruvidaimarudur temple - It would be great if you could share the video link and the story on your blog.

Please watch the video, it is about 5 min long.

Thanks and regards,

Kanniks

Here is a youtube clip of the great story regarding the revival of the ancient chariot festival at the Tiruvidaimarudur temple in Tamilnadu. This ancient 'rath yatra' festival that came to a halt 75 years ago features the pulling of an 89 feet chariot by a gathering of 5000.  It is being revived after a major renovation on the 19th of January this year.

Here is a youtube clip of this story with a recording of an 18th century composition of Dikshitar. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZfDhJ6owqQ

Also, here is a full Templenet feature for the occasion. www.templenet.com/Articles/revival.html 

It is only sensational news that gets circulated. 

Although this revival is not sensational by conventional terms, it is a historic occasion; it would be great if this event was made known to a large group of people. Please forward these links to those who may be interested.

Many regards,

 

Kanniks Kannikeswaran
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