Highlights of Marriage of Gods

Devotees in and around Madurai and many international tourist visitors were in Madurai for attending the celestial marriage/wedding in the world famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, which was one of the nominees for the World wonders.

1. The roads around Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple were filled with people/devotees for seeing the marriage.
2. Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar were strolled to Adiveethi where the marriage ceremony happenned.
3. 50,000 people shared the big feast provided by the temple management.
4. Since it was hot, people got free hand fans from the donators and also some got it paid.
5. Lot of donators gave butter milk, water and panakkaram(sugar water).
6. Winways systems provides it live in internet as well. Please check out the article in Madurai Times.
7. Overall, it was a great festival.

Highlights of Marriage of Gods

Devotees in and around Madurai and many international tourist visitors were in Madurai for attending the celestial marriage/wedding in the world famous Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, which was one of the nominees for the World wonders.

1. The roads around Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple were filled with people/devotees for seeing the marriage.
2. Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar were strolled to Adiveethi where the marriage ceremony happenned.
3. 50,000 people shared the big feast provided by the temple management.
4. Since it was hot, people got free hand fans from the donators and also some got it paid.
5. Lot of donators gave butter milk, water and panakkaram(sugar water).
6. Winways systems provides it live in internet as well. Please check out the article in Madurai Times.
7. Overall, it was a great festival.

Chithra Festival Live from Madurai

This is a very famous festival in Madurai – Could be called Chithirai, Chithra, Chitra festival – which includes marriage of gods – in other words Madurai Meenakshi Thirukkalyanam.

Now it comes live and it is sponsored by Winways Systems Private Limited.,

The celestial wedding of the Goddess and the Lord which will be solemnized between the auspicious hours of 8.26 am and 8.50 am on Tuesday at the special wedding hall of the temple, which had been colourfully decorated with a variety of blossoms.

This is a unique ritual which is attended by thousands of devotees from all over the State of Tamil Nadu. The temple authorities have made special arrangements to enable the devotees of the deities the world over, to watch the proceedings alive through internet. The facility is being sponsored by Winways Systems Private Ltd., Madurai. Devotees world over, could watch this colourful climax of the festival by logging on to http://www.maduraimeenakshi.org from 7.30am IST.

Read More in Madurai Meenakshi dot ORG

Updated —-08th April 2008
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