Kanchipuram Athi Varadhar - Day 14 (காஞ்சிபுரம் அத்தி வரதர் - பதிநான்காவது நாள்)

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This collection is to give a day by day event of Kanchipuram Athi Varadar thiruvizha, which happens once in 40 years. All images related to this post were sourced from dinamani kanchipuram edition

Source: Dinamani-Kanchipuram Edition, July 15, 2019

காஞ்சிபுரம் அத்தி வரதர் - பதிநான்காவது நாள்
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