Each year, the Chitirai Paruvam Kavadi Thiruvizha gathers our community in devotion to Lord Murugan. Below — the festival currently underway, and the years that have shaped our temple.
CPKT is the most important festival on our calendar, held in partnership with the Botswana Hindu Society. From Kodiyetram on 24 April to the Kavady procession on 3 May, devotees gather to offer kavadi, paal kudam, and milk pots to Lord Murugan. Velum, Mayilum, Sevalum Thunai!
Event detailsFrom the founding of the temple in 2010 to the festivals and visits of recent years — a quiet record of the community's devotion to Lord Murugan.
Across 2025 the community gathered for the third annual Chitirai Paruvam Kavadi Thiruvizha, a special day of pujas in May, and welcomed devotees and music masters from South Africa to Lord Murugan's sanctum.
The third annual Chitirai Paruvam Kavadi Thiruvizha gathered devotees for the temple's flagship festival. Kodiyetram opened the days of bhajan and prasadam; the main day brought the Kaavadi procession, abhishekam to Lord Murugan, and Mahaprasadam shared with the wider community. Velum, Mayilum, Sevalum Thunai!
On 16 May 2025, the temple hosted a special day of pujas led by visiting priests — abhishekam, hawan, and sacred recitations — joined by trustees, families, and devotees from across the community.
South African music master Deshan "Styler" Naidoo — multi-award-winning producer, music educator, and the first South African recipient of the Global Maestro Raga Ratna Award — visited the temple in 2025. Moved by his darshan of Botswana Murugan, he composed Botswana Thirumuruga and offered it freely to the temple and to devotees around the world.
A group of Sai Baba devotees from South Africa visited the temple in 2025, joining the trustees in prayer and prasadam — a quiet gathering of devotees across traditions, in shared reverence to Lord Murugan.
