Kamakshi temple
February 24, 2008
The Kamakshi temple is the most famous one in Kanchipuram. There is a festival taking place now and the uttsava (festival) deity is taken out for a ride around the streets near the temple.
Each night features a different vahana (mount) and in this case you can see the horse. Tomorow is a silver lion and the streets will be packed! In this case the procession went down the middle of the street and everyone stopped to watch her go by accompanied with lots of drums, and shouts and periodic stops for a quick puja.