Held over the Independence Day weekend, the festival featured large-scale kite displays, musical and entertainment performances, as well as food and handicraft stalls, catering to families and children while boosting tourism in Mamallapuram

The festivities began on Monday night with special pujas, floral decorations and the maha deeparathanai (grand ceremonial offering of lamps) to Lord Vinayaga and the presiding deity, Pongalayi Amman