Theppotsavam
Sign in to savethumb Theppotsavam, or Teppotsavam or Float Festival, is a Hindu religious festival carried out in Hindu temples in parts of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh 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.
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It sits within the topics Cleanup tagged articles with a reason field from November 2025, Culture of Tiruchirappalli and Festivals in Tamil Nadu.
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- Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
- Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
- Samayapuram Mariamman Temple
- Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi
- Thiyagarajar Temple, Thiruvarur
- Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai
- See also
- References
thumb Theppotsavam, or Teppotsavam or Float Festival, is a Hindu religious festival carried out in Hindu temples in parts of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh 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 Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi Thiyagarajar Temple, Thiruvarur Simhachalam Temple, Visakhapatnam Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada Kolaramma Temple, Kolar, Karnataka Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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