Arudra Darisanam, a festival dedicated to
Lord Nataraja, is major event in the Shiva temples in
Tamil Nadu. This festival is observed during the full moon night in the Tamil month of
Margazhi (December).
This is a grand festival in which abhisheks are offered to Lord Nataraja and Sivakami, his consort. The rituals are held in the pre-dawn hours, when the moon is still shining brightly. Various ceremonies are held amid the holy chants in Sanskrit and Tamil. A grand procession is later taken through the streets.
