The spectacular and popular festival of the Madurai Meenakshi Sundeswara Temple, Madurai. Conducted for 12 days in the Tamil month of Chitra (April/May) enacting the events leading to the marriage of Meenakshi with Sundeswara (the incarnation of Goddess Parvati and God Siva) celebrated by a large number of devotees from all around Madurai with great devotion and festivity.Followed by thirukkalyanam (celestial wedding)meenakshi and sundareshwara circumbulencing the city in poopallakku (palanquin oranated by flowers). Then people in and around madurai ready to welcome the hero of this festival. kallalagar from alagar hills called as yethirsevai. the day after next day morning kallalagar turn on in to the river vaigai amidst of lakhs of people. Youths roaming the city charmly during this festival. (more) (less)
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