Temple car
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Temple cars are chariots used to carry idols of Hindu gods. The car pulling is usually on festival days where many folks pull the cart.
Thiruvarur, in Tamil Nadu, hosts one of the largest annual temple car festival. Palani has a golden temple car.
Lord Krishna of Udupi has five Temple cars namely Brahma ratha ( biggest ),Madya ratha ( medium ),kinyo ( small ),silver and gold rathas.
- Aragalur
- Avinashi
- Chennimalai
- Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Elampillai
- Kanchipuram
- Kapaleeshwarar temple, Chennai
- Nizhal Thangal
- Palani - golden car
- Pathi
- Periya Veerampattinam near Ariyankuppam
- Puthandu
- Suratkal
- Salem, Tamil Nadu
- Udupi
- Thirthahalli
- Tiruchirapalli
- Tirunelveli
- Tiruvadamarudur near Kumbakonam
- Thiruvarur - arguably the biggest temple car