The idol procession of Sri Periya Padaithalaivi Amman and the traditional Puravi Eduppu (horse offering) ceremony were celebrated with great religious fervour at S. Sevalpatti village near Singampunari in Sivaganga district. Hundreds of devotees participated in the annual festival and offered prayers to seek the blessings of the village deities.
The event formed part of the Vaikasi festival of the Sri Periya Padaithalaivi Amman Temple. As per long-standing tradition, clay horses and other symbolic vehicles were ceremonially offered to the temples of Nalludaiya Ayyanar, Megattu Karuppar, Kurumba Ayyanar and Siddha Ayyanar.
Preparations for the festival commenced on the second Tuesday of the Tamil month of Vaikasi. Village elders and community representatives formally handed over sacred clay to potters from the Velar community, who crafted the clay horses and other figures at a designated site near the Vinayagar Temple. Simultaneously, the idol of Sri Periya Padaithalaivi Amman was prepared at the temple mutt for the grand procession.
The Amman idol was taken in a colourful procession accompanied by traditional music, folk dances and devotional performances from the village square to the Vinayagar Temple. Eight clay horses, two bulls and one elephant, making a total of eleven clay vehicles dedicated to Ayyanar worship, were displayed before devotees.
Following special pujas and rituals, the idol of the Goddess was carried in procession to the Sri Periya Padaithalaivi Amman Temple located about three kilometres away. Women devotees carrying clay figurines as fulfilment of vows also participated in large numbers.
Later, the eleven clay vehicles were taken in a ceremonial procession amid drumbeats and fireworks. Devotees who had offered the vehicles as thanksgiving carried them to the respective Ayyanar temples and fulfilled their vows.
Women praying for children, devotees cured of illnesses and families whose marriage-related wishes had been fulfilled also offered clay dolls, serpent idols and other symbolic figures as acts of gratitude. The festival arrangements were made by the residents of S. Sevalpatti village.