<span style="color: #222222;">The famous chariot festival of the Suchindram Thanumalayan Temple, the southern most major temple in Tamilnadu, is being held today with great camaraderie and devotion. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Thousands have congregated in the sprawling temple premises to join in the pulling of the chariot. The ten-day annual festival is held in the Tamil month falling in December – January.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The temple is especially significant because it is sacred to both the Shaivite as well as Vashnavite sects.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This 17th-century temple is famous for its architectural grandeur. The seven-storey white gopuram – entrance tower – is visible from the distance. Its 40 m facade is covered with sculptures of Hindu deities</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">There is an Anjaneya statue, which is 22 feet tall is carved of a single granite block. It is said to be one of the tallest statues of its type in India.</span><br />