Chennai: Communal Harmony on Display as Muslims, Christians Take Part in Padavettamman Temple Consecration
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Chennai: Communal Harmony on Display as Muslims, Christians Take Part in Padavettamman Temple Consecration

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As a celebration of religious harmony in Tamil Nadu, members of the Islam and Christianity communities came together to participate in a ritual of gifting and a procession towards the Sri Padavettamman temple, where the temple’s consecration ceremony was held near Tiruvottiyur in Chennai. The renowned Padavettamman temple is situated in the KVK Kuppam fishing community, located near the Tiruvottiyur Ennoor Expressway in Chennai. Subsequently, on March 26, the temple priests performed the Maha Consecration ceremony for Goddess Padavettamman, Lord Vinayagar, Lord Murugan and Raja Gopuram, and poured holy water on the gathering devotees. As a symbol of religious harmony, Muslims and Christians marched towards the temple in a procession during the consecration event and participated in gifting rituals to pay respects to Goddess Padavettamman, generating an enormous amount of excitement among the devotees.

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