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A Union Territory on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, the territory of Pondicherry is a tiny former colony of the French, which in its colonial years was referred to as "The French Riviera of the East". Essentially rooted in Indian tenets, there is a good number of Indian Festivals and Events in Pondicherry. The Villianur Temple Car festival in Pondicherry is not the least of them. One of the most popular festivals in the entire southern region of India, the Villianur Temple Car festival in Pondicherry is an occasion that is celebrated with immense fanfare and revelry. The Villianur Temple Car Festival in Pondicherry is an annual event in the territory. The Villianur Temple Car Festival in Pondicherry is a festival that is dedicated to the Thirukamemswara Kukilambal deity. Celebrated with much fanfare, the Villianur Temple Car Festival in Pondicherry involves a prayerful yet fun-filled procession that follows out the deity through the town. The deity makes this annual journey in a bedecked chariot. The procession begins from the temple premises, and then traces a path through the entire town, and finally, in the evening the journey terminates with the deity returning to the temple. The chariot carrying the deity is heaved by the devotees of the Thirukamemswara Kukilambal. There are several rituals that are followed out during the commemoration of the Villianur Temple Car Festival in Pondicherry too. The devotees who pill the chariot also take the initiative of contributing food supplies like curd, rice buttermilk and many such auspicious commodities that go into the making of the "Prasad" that is then distributed to the participating crowd. It is believed that the benevolent deity fulfills the intercessions of the contributors. The Villianur Temple Car Festival in Pondicherry takes place on a full moon day in the month of May.
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