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ARUDRA DARISANAM Mārgaḷi Thiruvāthirai occurs in conjunction with the full moon and the star Ardrā. This festival of Nataraja Chidambaram is a ten-day festival. Ten days earlier, on the first day, there is a flag hoisting in the temple. Every day there is a festival culminating on the 9th when Nataraja the presiding deity in the temple is taken out in procession along the four main streets of the city in a gaily and artistically but traditionally decorated chariot. Usually, five chariots are drawn around - those of Lord Nataraja, of his concert Shakti Sivagamasundari, of Ganesha, of Subramanya and of Chandesha. The chariot of Nataraja is the biggest and the others are much smaller. These five are Pancha Murthy in Saiva worship. Abhishekam and alankarams take place. In an auspicious moment, Nataraja is carried out into the open corridor, before entering the temple. THE IMPORTANT TWO STARS It is remarkable that only two of the stars in the list of 27 have that Tamil prefix ‘Thi