Kapaleeswar First Street Procession 2020

TN Govt approves Kapali Street Procession on Tuesday evening 

Natarajar Abhisekam at 11pm tonight, Natarajar- Sivakami Sundari Street Procession at 9am Wednesday

The TN Government has provided permission to the HR & CE for a Pancha Moorthy Procession around the four Mada Streets of Mylapore this Tuesday (Dec 29) evening as part of the Aruthra Utsavam Celebrations at the Kapaleeswarar temple. Confirming the news to this writer, Head Priest E Venkatasubramaniam Shivachariar said that this will be the first street procession of Lord Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal in 2020.

Leading up to the Natarajar Abhisekam at 11pm tonight, there is a three day Oonjal Utsavam that is currently being celebrated. There is no confirmation yet on allowing devotees to the Abhisekam tonight. The Deepa Aradhanai of Natarajar will take place at 5am on Wednesday morning. Following the aradhanai, Natarajar will go on a procession to the East Mada Street (near the Chariot). And then after Theerthavari at the sacred tank, Natarajar and Sivakami Sundari will go on a Mada Street procession at around 9am on Wednesday morning, Venkatasubramaniam Shivachariar told this writer.

The Pancha Moorthies have already made their way to the Navarathri Mandapam just after noon today

( Photo above of Lord Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal and below of Singaravelar with his consorts)

Oonjal at 7pm Tuesday

The three day Oonjal Utsavam of Lord Kapaleeswarar and Karpagambal began on Sunday evening and will culminate at 7pm on Tuesday evening that will then be followed by the procession of Kapaleeswarar, Karpagambal, Singaravelar, Narthana Ganapathy and Chandikeswarar around the four Mada Streets. This first procession of the Pancha Moorthies in 2020 coming in the last week of the calendar year is is likely to start at around 7.30pm this evening.