by Dushiyanthini Kanagasabapathipillai
Once the morning rituals are finished, the devotees and performers got ready for the evening event on August 4th 2009. The evening event is called “Theth Arasan Koottai Pidiththal”- recapturing the Fort.
Performers began their journey from Sri Veerapththirakaali Amman temple. Newly made two wooden horses and four men (Two Kings and two Horsemen) were dressed up, and started to entertain the devotees at dusk.
The movements of this performance are quicker than the rest. The young volunteer girls (Light Brown and Black Shalwar Kameez) and boys (Black Trouser and Light Brown Shirt) have to very carefully control the crowd, as the performers moved quickly from one end to the other end. The job was tuff for them. The four performers were selected among many willing devotees by a lot.
They stopped at the main junction leading to the Rukmani Sathyapama Sametha Sri Paarthasaarathy Thiraupathathevi Devasthanam and danced in circles many times while moving very fast. Devotees flocked from various corners of Udappu to witness it. Men sat on the ground of Rukmani Sathyapama Sametha Sri Paarthasaarathy Thiraupathathevi Devasthanam and recite the epic Mahabharatham.
The Paandava Princes along with their virgin wife Thiraupathai stand still on the four corners surrounded by the festive-goers. The horsemen and the Kings began to move even faster in the compound of Rukmani Sathyapama Sametha Sri Paarthasaarathy Thiraupathathevi Devasthanam .As the night approached, the ceremony came to an end. The devotees enjoyed the show as much the performers.
The performers are as follows:
Nagarasa Kaliamohan (King)
Muthulingasamy Dineshkanth (King)
Navaratnam Rajeevakanth (Horseman)
Maarimuththu Pathman (Horseman)
dushi.pillai@gmail.com
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
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