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Time of India
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Neithal arts festival to begin in Tuticorin on June 13
1 2 3 Tuticorin: The fourth edition of the Neithal Arts Festival, a celebration of Tamil folk culture and artistic heritage, will be held from June 13 to 15 at VOC College Ground in Tuticorin. The festival is an initiative of MP Kanimozhi. More than 300 folk artists from across Tamil Nadu will participate, presenting over 20 traditional performances including Karagattam, Mayilattam, Oyilattam, Thevarattam, Paraiyattam, Kuchiyattam, Thudumbattam, Jimbala Melam, and Poikkal Kuthirai. Performances will take place each evening from 5 pm to 10 pm. A traditional food exhibition with over 20 stalls will offer indigenous dishes from various regions of Tamil Nadu, promoting local culinary heritage and supporting small-scale food artisans. The festival will open on June 13 with Mangala Isai by the Government Music School, followed by folk performances. Highlights on June 14 include Devarattam, Perunchalangaiyattam, and a Mallar Kambam act by artists with disabilities. The event will conclude on June 15 with a rare showcase of ancient Tamil musical instruments. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- General
- The Hindu
Devotees participate in Sri Sankararameswarar temple car festival with great fervour in Thoothukudi
The annual Chithirai car festival of Sri Sankararameswarar temple in Thoothukudi held on Saturday with great fervor, drawing hundreds of devotees from various parts of Thoothukudi and neighboring Tirunelveli districts. Popularly known as Sivan temple, located in the heart of Thoothukudi city, the festival began with flag-hoisting ceremony on May 1. As part of the festival special pujas were conducted every morning and evening and the deities along with their consorts were taken on a procession through the four streets. The highlight of the annual festival, the temple car procession attracted a large number of devotees who enthusiastically pulled the temple car using the vadams (ropes). The temple car was attractively decorated with cloth canopies featuring colorful motifs, floral arrangements and banana plantains. Preceding the procession were vibrant traditional performances such as Mayilattam, Oyilattam, Karagattam, Rajamelam, Thappattam, and Kailayavathiyam. The festivities included women's Kolattam, singing of Thevaram hymns, recitation of vedas, and martial demonstrations by the school students. Minister of Social Welfare and Women Empowerment P. Geetha Jeevan, Thoothukudi Mayor Jegan Periyasamy, and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Trust department's Joint Commissioner Anbumani were present.
