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“This year, I have designed for the Thiruvarur chariot, which is the biggest of all temples cars in the State. Most temple cars in Southern Tamil Nadu are called Alangai ther, as they have step-like tiers. We need to have the exact measurements to design the decorative cloth covering,” he says. For the Meenakshi Temple cars, 4,000 metres of the decorative cloth and 40 thombais are used costing Rs. Tamil Professor Ambai Manivannan, in his book ‘Potramarai’, has documented details of the temple cars, including the 40-odd sculptures depicting Thiruvilayadal Puranam and various other exquisitely carved images from the Sivapuranam..