Mylapore Kapaleeswarar Temple Brahmotsavam is a
ten-day festival celebrated during Panguni Uthiram.
During the 10-day Brahmotsavam festival,
Ratholsavam (Car festival) is the major event which attracts lakhs of devotees
from all around Tamil Nadu and surrounding states.
Panguni Uthiram festival is celebrated with utmost
pomp and gaiety which marks the conclusion of Brahmotsavam festival. Mylapore
Kapaleeswarar Brahmotsavam ends with the divine marriage of Mylai Sri
Kapaleeswarar and his divine consort Karpagambai. A major attraction of the
10-day Panguni celebrations, the ‘Arupathumoovar Vizha,’ in which the idols of
the 63 Shaivite saints would be taken around the streets of Mylapore in a
colourful procession.
