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	==Description==		==Description==
	~~Asia's biggest and~~ largest ~~chariot~~ is ~~One~~ of the ~~very old and~~ ancient festivals that are often mentioned in the devotional hymns of saints like ([[Appar]], [[Tirugnanasambandar]] and [[Sundarar]]) and many [[Tamil literature]], usually held during the summer between months of March and April every year, lasts more than 25 days. On the day of the chariot festival, the uthsava morthi (the lord who comes out for procession) is beautifully decorated and brought out of the temple along with his consort to the Great Car (''Aalhi Ther'' [ஆழித் தேர்] in Tamil) and go for the procession all day long. This chariot is said to the biggest one of its type in size and height. It is {{convert\|96\|ft}} tall and weighs more than 300 tons.<ref>http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=85922&SectionID=123&MainSectionID=95&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D:+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D {{deadlink\|date=August 2020}}</ref> Apart from this grand chariot there are 4 more cars for the lord's consort, Ganesa, Subramanya, Kamalambikai and Chandikeswarar respectively.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dinamalar.com/General_detail.asp?news_id=14905\|title=General News \| General News Headlines \| Current news \| General News Online \| Current Breaking news}}</ref>		The chariot is known for being one of the largest of its kind in the country. The festival is one of the ancient festivals that are often mentioned in the devotional hymns of saints like ([[Appar]], [[Tirugnanasambandar]] and [[Sundarar]]) and many [[Tamil literature]], usually held during the summer between months of March and April every year, lasts more than 25 days. On the day of the chariot festival, the uthsava morthi (the lord who comes out for procession) is beautifully decorated and brought out of the temple along with his consort to the Great Car (''Aalhi Ther'' [ஆழித் தேர்] in Tamil) and go for the procession all day long. This chariot is said to the biggest one of its type in size and height. It is {{convert\|96\|ft}} tall and weighs more than 300 tons.<ref>http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=85922&SectionID=123&MainSectionID=95&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D:+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D {{deadlink\|date=August 2020}}</ref> Apart from this grand chariot there are 4 more cars for the lord's consort, Ganesa, Subramanya, Kamalambikai and Chandikeswarar, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.dinamalar.com/General_detail.asp?news_id=14905\|title=General News \| General News Headlines \| Current news \| General News Online \| Current Breaking news}}</ref>

	== Biggest in ~~Asia~~ ==		== Biggest in the World ==
	"'Kothanars' are the main craftsmen of the temple cars. Experienced and expert carpenters do the intricate wood carving of all the deities adorning the base," says scholar and historian Kudavayil Balasubramanian. 'Aalhi Ther' is the biggest temple chariot in Asia. The 30-ft tall temple car rises to 96 ft, after decoration is completed with bamboo poles and colourful cloth, the kalasam alone accounting for 6 ft, all of which take the original weight of 220 tonnes to 350. Incidentally, the massive car of [[Valluvar Kottam]] in [[Chennai]] was built on the lines of the Tiruvarur 'Aalhi Ther.'<ref name=":0" />		"'Kothanars' are the main craftsmen of the temple cars. Experienced and expert carpenters do the intricate wood carving of all the deities adorning the base," says scholar and historian Kudavayil Balasubramanian. 'Aalhi Ther' is the biggest temple chariot in Asia. The 30-ft tall temple car rises to 96 ft, after decoration is completed with bamboo poles and colourful cloth, the kalasam alone accounting for 6 ft, all of which take the original weight of 220 tonnes to 350. Incidentally, the massive car of [[Valluvar Kottam]] in [[Chennai]] was built on the lines of the Tiruvarur 'Aalhi Ther.'<ref name=":0" />

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}4. Shakthi Vikatan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHrvhK4zROs&t=32s

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	[[Category:Tamil culture]]		[[Category:Tamil culture]]

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[[File:Thear 2.jpg|thumb|400px|The Great Car (ஆழித் தேர்) of Sri Thyagarajaswami, [[Tiruvarur]].]]
'''Tiruvarur Chariot festival''', known in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] as '''Tiruvarur Therottam''', is a historical event that still follows the same rituals and traditions associated with the [[Thyagaraja Temple, Tiruvarur|Thyagaraja Swamy temple]], [[Tiruvarur]], in [[Tamil Nadu]]. The Lord Veethividangar (வீதிவிடங்கர்) now called as Thiyagarajaswami ([[Shiva]]) comes out of the massive ancient temple, with his consort Kondi (கொண்டி) ([[Parvathi]]) to bless the devotees who always comes to visit him in his abode, one of the world's biggest chariots. And this chariot was constructed by Kothanars<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Subramanian|first=K.|date=2019-04-04|title='Azhi Ther' in all its grandeur in Tiruvarur|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/divinity-on-wheels/article26732272.ece|access-date=2021-03-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and it is Asia's biggest chariot.{{fact|date=August 2020}}

==Description==
Asia's biggest and largest chariot is One of the very old and ancient festivals that are often mentioned in the devotional hymns of saints like ([[Appar]], [[Tirugnanasambandar]] and [[Sundarar]]) and many [[Tamil literature]], usually held during the summer between months of March and April every year, lasts more than 25 days. On the day of the chariot festival, the uthsava morthi (the lord who comes out for procession) is beautifully decorated and brought out of the temple along with his consort to the Great Car (''Aalhi Ther'' [ஆழித் தேர்] in Tamil) and go for the procession all day long. This chariot is said to the biggest one of its type in size and height. It is {{convert|96|ft}} tall and weighs more than 300 tons.<ref>http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=Tamilnadu&artid=85922&SectionID=123&MainSectionID=95&SEO=&Title=%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D:+%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A3%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A9+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D+%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81+%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D {{deadlink|date=August 2020}}</ref> Apart from this grand chariot there are 4 more cars for the lord's consort, Ganesa, Subramanya, Kamalambikai and Chandikeswarar respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinamalar.com/General_detail.asp?news_id=14905|title=General News | General News Headlines | Current news | General News Online | Current Breaking news}}</ref>

== Biggest in Asia ==
"'Kothanars' are the main craftsmen of the temple cars. Experienced and expert carpenters do the intricate wood carving of all the deities adorning the base," says scholar and historian Kudavayil Balasubramanian. 'Aalhi Ther' is the biggest temple chariot in Asia. The 30-ft tall temple car rises to 96 ft, after decoration is completed with bamboo poles and colourful cloth, the kalasam alone accounting for 6 ft, all of which take the original weight of 220 tonnes to 350. Incidentally, the massive car of [[Valluvar Kottam]] in [[Chennai]] was built on the lines of the Tiruvarur 'Aalhi Ther.'<ref name=":0" />

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Hindu festivals]]
[[Category:Tamil culture]]
[[Category:Tiruvarur district]]
[[Category:Animal festival or ritual]]
[[Category:Religious festivals in India]]

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