The petitioner A Nagarajan, a resident of Madurai, stated that thousands of devotees gather to witness the entry of Lord Kallazhagar into Vaigai river during the Chithirai festival. While carrying ...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 14 (ANI): The 12-day annual Chithirai Festival at Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple in Tamil Nadu's Madurai will commence on April 12 with the hoisting of the holy ...

About one million visitors visit the temple during the festival. Timings for Chithirai Festival in Madurai April to May: Cotton fabrics, hand-woven silk and batik textiles, bell-metal lamps ...

Meenakshi Thirukalyanam is a part of the renowned ‘Chithirai Thiruvizha’ celebrations. This festival is observed during the month of ‘Chitirai’ in the Tamil calendar. Chithirai Thiruvizha is an annual ...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), April 02 (ANI): Preparations for the Chithirai Festival are in full swing at Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai. The repair work of the temple chariot is underway in Madurai ...

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Madurai: The annual float festival of Meenakshi Temple commenced with a flag hoisting on Friday. The event was attended by hundreds of pilgrims. The flag was hoisted in front of S ...

Tamil Arts and Culture Association (TACA) celebrates "Sydney Chithirai Festival” on 7 May Sunday from 10 am - 6pm at Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens, NSW 2768. Mr Anaganbabu ...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), April 15 (ANI): A large number of devotees on April 15 participated in the annual chariot festival in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The annual ‘Chithirai’ festival commenced on ...

The Pongal festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm here. Other festivals worth attending are the CHithirai festival and the Avanimoolam festival. The float festival and dance festival in ...