Horse motif is symbolic of power and philosophically it signifies controlled conductHorses galloping across the border and pallu of a Kanjivaram sari The regality of the Golden Horse is best represented in the Annual Chithirai festival of Madurai where Lord Kallazhagar mounted on his golden horse enters the Vaigai river The grandeur and festivity of this procession finds echoes in most Kanchipuram temple processions where the horse is a Vahanachariot The horse is also closely affiliated with rural art The huge terracotta horses known as mannkuthirai of Ayyanar are a part of the rural landscape of the country from which Kanjivaram weavers have drawn inspiration