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Theppotsavam, or float festival, is a Hindu religious festival carried out in Hindu temples in parts of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu during the month of Chitthirai or Aries. As a part of this festival, the principal idol of the temples is decorated and taken in procession through the tank of the temple.

Some of the temples where the float festival is celebrated are:

  • Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
  • Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
  • Samayapuram Mariamman Temple
  • Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam
  • Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada
  • Thiyagaraja temple,

    • Thiruvarur

    Tirumala theppotsavam


    References

    Theppotsavam Wikipedia
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