In #Tanjore regions ( thiruvanaikoil, srirangam, mayavaram, thiruvidaimaruthur and kumbakonam etc ). In tanjore Brihadeshwara Temple we could see the 18 th century Mural of #Thanjavur Maratha Queen #SujanBai and in tanjore #Maratha king processions were we could the typical Tanjore Marathas style chariots. In certain southern region of tamilnadu we could see these similar koratham in madurai meenakshi amman temple and thiruchendur subramaniya swamy temple.
Sivaganga king Marutupandyar brothers made a koratham and it was donated to meenakshi amman temple. This chariot will be used yearly thrice.Gurupuja festival of Thirunnana Sambandhar who is the founder of Madurai Aadinam. This takes place on Moola Nakshatra Day of vaikasi month ( mid of may june )at the time the processional deity of sambandhar will be taken the mutt .During kolatta utsavam (mid of july and August ) & thailakappu utsavam ( mid of December and January ) we can see the processional Deity of meenakshi will be carried in chitrai veedhi.
In this pictures we could see the leaf spring #suspension system that has been used in Chariot . The purpose of a leaf spring is to provide support for a vehicle and it creates a smoother ride by absorbing any bumps or potholes in the road. Generally in marathas chariots we cant see this system from this now we could understand this chariot looks like a blended version of Marathas chariots and #chettinad chariot hope this shows the blend of the two chariot patterns.
-- Ramu. Rm.N
