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Koneswaram Temple Festival in Trincomalee
Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee hosts a twenty-two-day annual chariot festival each April, the Thirukoneswaram Ther Thiruvizha, celebrating the divine marriage of Shiva, worshipped as Konesar, and Parvati, honored as Mathumai Amman. Nightly processions carry the deities from Swami Rock to Fort Frederick in decorated wooden chariots, accompanied by the complementary Temple Garden Festival and vendor stalls throughout the town.
Perched on Swami Rock above the Indian Ocean, Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee hosts a twenty-two-day annual chariot festival, the Thirukoneswaram Ther Thiruvizha, that begins each April with the ceremonial hoisting of the temple's Nandi flag and builds steadily toward Puthandu, the Tamil New Year.