Thiruchembur Murugan Temple marks Skanda Shashti with Soora Samharam on Sunday
Chembur’s Thiruchembur Murugan Temple in Chedda Nagar is in the middle of its annual Skanda Shashti Mahotsavam, a seven-day festival for Lord Muruga that runs from Tuesday, 10 November to Monday, 16 November.
Until Saturday, 14 November, each day opens with Ganapathi Homam at 6.30 am, followed by Rudrabhishekam for the main and festival deities, Sahasranamarchana and the Shatru Samhara Trisathi Archana through the morning. Evenings bring Deeparadhana at 5.45 pm, a procession within the temple complex at 6.45 pm and a cultural programme at 7 pm.
The big day is Sunday, 15 November. A Kavadi Pooja and a procession of Mudra Kavadis and Palkudams will wind through Chedda Nagar from 8.30 am, followed by Poornabhishekam at 10.30 am, Mahadeeparadhana at noon and Annadhanam, the community meal, from 12.30 pm. The evening’s highlight, Soora Samharam, begins at 5.30 pm, with Mahabhishekam and Deeparadhana at 8.30 pm.
The festival closes on Monday, 16 November with the Thirukalyana Utsavam of Sri Valli Devasena Sametha Sri Subramania Swamy at 4 pm, followed by a grand procession of Lord Muruga with His consorts at 7 pm.
📅 Tue 10 Nov – Mon 16 Nov 2026
🕠 Soora Samharam: Sun 15 Nov, 5.30 pm
🍛 Annadhanam: Sun 15 Nov, 12.30 pm
📍 Thiruchembur Murugan Temple, Temple Complex, Chedda Nagar, Chembur West