Maasi Magam

Maasi Magam '

The Maasi Magam festival has been celebrated just north of the fishing village at Kurichikuppam, for well over a century now. Deities from as many as 38 temples are brought in a procession to Pondicherry and taken around town to the loud accompaniment of Nadaswaram (horns). Then, the images of chakra (the discus -symbol of Vishnu) and the trisul (the trident -symbol of Siva) are chosen for ablutions in the sea.