Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam – Brahmotsavam
Festival
Brahmotsavam (Prime
festival) is held during the Tamil month of Panguni (March–April).
The
preliminaries like ankurapuranam, rakshabandanam, bherira thanam, dhrajarohanam and
the sacrificial offerings in the Yagasala are gone through as usual.
The
processions go round the Chitrai Street in the evenings. On the second day, the
deity is taken to a garden inside the temple.
The
deity is taken in a palanquin through the river Cauvery to a village on the opposite shore namely
Jiyarpuram on the third day.