Thimithi
thimithi tamil தீமிதி kundam firewalking ceremony hindu festival originating tamil nadu south india celebrated week deepavali month aipasi aippasi tamil calendar gregorian calendar month october november firewalking ceremony honour goddess draupati amman considered incarnation goddess mariamman practiced india also country large tamil population like sri lanka fiji singapore malaysia mauritius réunion south africa others singapore celebration begin sri srinivasa perumal temple serangoon road around pm priest lead grand procession people street sri mariamman temple south bridge road actual tīmiti take place priest start tīmiti walking pit filled hot burning wood karakattam sacred waterfilled pot head followed male devotee intent fulfilling personal promise proving faith devotee may include minority nonindians nonhindus period festival scene mahabharata enacted devotee drama troupe week fire walking perform prayer periyachi one important deity mariamman’s entourage grand prayer session held request blessing upon devotee unpleasant incident happen festival second event symbolic grand marriage ceremony conducted arjuna draupadi following probably important ritual simulation sacrifice hijra done mahabharata war ensure success pandavas simulated ritual involve human sacrifice afterwards devotee offer prayer like carrying milk pot kumbiduthandam prostrating every step angapirathatchanam rolling around temple ground mariamman given milk bath milk devotee brought belief sin man washed away two day tīmiti festival silver chariot procession take place commemorate day battle culminates pandavas victory juncture krishna agreed arjuna charioteer marking occasion singapore friday saturday prior tīmiti chariot procession take place around telok blangah bukit merah district fire pit prepared night final day kept red hot throughout ritual devotee begin ritual early event end believed truly devoted draupadi walk fire unscathed devotee suffer burn injury foot injury child subjected ritual tamil nadu reported reportedly due unsteadiness walking child fall often sustain injury part body besides foot however study found prolonged suffering involved similar ritual result feeling euphoria participant effect similar marathon runner high kanni amman kovil temple located manappakkam village near chengalpattu tamilnadu india believed celebrating thimidhi thiruvizha year people thimidhi many people tonsuring fully shaven head earpiercing make pongal kadavettu goatcutting front temple offering goddess arulmigu kanni amman celebrate festival