Sri Vaishavite devotees converged in large numbers and offered their prayers to the presiding deity at Sri Sarangapani Temple at Kumbakonam on Vaikunda Ekadasi day on Monday even though the ‘Sorgavasal’ event, celebrated as part of Vaikunda Ekadasi in a majority of Vaishnavite temples is not in practice at this temple. Because it is believed that Lord Vishnu descended from His abode Sri Vaikundam to marry Goddess Mahalakshmi brought up by Hema Rishi as ‘Komalavalli’ and married her. Since Lord Vishnu descended from Sri Vaikundam in a chariot as Sri Aravamudhan, this temple is considered by the devotees as ‘Vaikundam’ itself and hence the practice of observing ‘Sorgavasal’ is not in practice in the temple.