Thousands of devotees witnessed the car procession of Sabapathy temple, popularly known as Sri Natarajar temple in Chidambaram, during the Aani Thirumanjanam festival, one of the major events on Sunday.
Five cars carrying the presiding deity Lord Nataraja and his consort Sivagamasundari, Lord Vinayaka, Lord Subrahmanya and Chandigeswar rolled out from the temple premises.
The devotees pulled the cars through the town covering the mada streets.
After the procession, Lord Nataraj and goddess Sivagamasundari were brought to the 1000-pillar mandapam at the temple where special pujas were performed.
Meanwhile, elaborate security arrangements have been made by the Cuddalore district police for the Aani Thirumanjanam event on Monday. A huge posse of police personnel have been deployed for security.