The holy ten day Margazhi Thiruvathirai festival commenced at the sacred Eelathu Sithambaram Koil in Kayts on Friday, December 14 with the congregation of hundreds of Hindu devotees.
The Kailasa Vahana Festival is to be held on the seventeenth day. The Chariot festival will be held on the twenty second day while the Aruthra Dharsan will be on the twenty third day.