Chithirai festival: Significance, rituals and how to watch celestial wedding of Madurai Meenakshi online
As the event stands cancelled, it has been decided to live-stream the rituals for the devotees on the temple's official website. Other ceremonies related to the festival – like the processions, coronation have also been cancelled. As per reports, four preists will perform the main puja, which otherwise takes place in a grand manner.
May 04, 2020, 10:29 AM IST
First non-Brahmin appointed as priest in Tamil Nadu temple; M Karunandhi's dream fulfilled
The is the first time that a temple run by the Tamil Nadu government has appointed a non-Brahmin priest.
Jul 31, 2018, 18:31 PM IST
Madurai: Bare-chested girls paraded, made to live with priest for bizarre temple ritual
In a bizarre incident, several girls were made to participate bare-chested at a festival in Vellalur in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu for a fortnight as part of a ritual.
Sep 27, 2017, 12:28 PM IST
