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is a Hindu Religious festival in honour of Lord Murugan. The festival is held each year sometime between the months of May and August, the auspicious date for the festival is usually announced 45 days prior to the event. The festival requires the devotees to draw the the idols of Lord Murugan, Sri Valli and Theivaanai on a silver plated chariot from the temple of Kathiseran temple in the busy commercial hub of Colombo Pettah to the moreornate and grand Bambalapitiya shrine on Galle road the main artery of the city of Colombo. The decorated chariot is followed by musicians and devotees singing in praise of Lord Murugan . Cracking fresh coconuts nuts and burning incense add to the sanctity of the ritual conducted to celebrate the victory of Lord Murugan over evil forces.