Mancham

Lord Murugan and his consorts are taken in procession in the outer (premises) Prakaram of the Kovil.

This is the 10th day of festival in this series. During this evening occasion, Lord Murugan’s statue in his Muththukumaraswamy form, is brought out of the temple to circumvent the Nallur temple along with his wives.  The Tamil word manjam, means bed.  So the manjam chariot travels slowly.  Devotees, men on the left and women to the right, walk along with the majestic chariot. The Chariot depicts scenes of the puranam stories and is brightly lit.  The chariot is heavy and large. Thus needs to be pulled by worshipers instead of being carried on shoulders. The priest and officials will be attired in yellow.