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Veerampattinam Car Festival is celebrated in the month of
August in the fishing village of Ariankuppam. A car or
chariot or 'ratha' adorned with heavily ornamented
sculptures is taken out from this small village of
Pondicherry. The deity of the Chengazhunir Amman Temple, 6
kms south of Pondicherry, is taken out in the early morning
and returns to the temple on sun down. The celebration of
Car Festival in Veerampattinam takes place on the fifth
Friday of the Tamil month of Aadi or Avani, corresponding to
the Gregorian month of July and August.
Thousands of people flock the village to celebrate the
Veerampattinam Car |
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