Now, register online for Chittirai fest
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:04.04.2019
Paid darshan for which devotees can register online is among some measures being planned by the administration for the Chittirai festival beginning here on April
8. Even as the Madurai district administration is gearing for the LS polls, arrangements are under way at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple here for the Chittirai festival which will begin with flag hoisting, after which lakhs of devotees areexpectedto visitthetemple throughout the10-day event.
This year, after the flag hoisting, the coronation of Goddess Meenakshi, “Pattabishekam”, will be held on April 15, followed by “Digvijayam” on April 16 and the culminating event, the celestial wedding, on April17.
Elaborate arrangements are being made for the celestial wedding, which will take place in a stage to be erected at the junction of the north and west Aadi streets.
The entire area would be covered with special roofing and the marriage venue would be fitted with high capacity, 100-tonne air conditioners. The temple administration has decided to provide about 3,200 to 3,500 free passes to devotees on a first come, first served basis.
Paid darshan for the celestial wedding would be through ₹200 and₹500 tickets, for which devotees can register online on the website www.maduraimeenakshi.org. About 16,000 devotees would be accommodated for the event in the temple this year, according to temple sources. LCD monitors would be placed inside the temple at important places to help more people witness the ceremonies. Meanwhile, as the election dates are clashing with the car festival on April 18, arrangements are being made to ensure that parking facilities do not hinder the polling process or the festival. Polling booths near the festival area would have barricading to help the voters identify them.
Arrangements under way at the Meenakshi Amman temple
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:04.04.2019
Paid darshan for which devotees can register online is among some measures being planned by the administration for the Chittirai festival beginning here on April
8. Even as the Madurai district administration is gearing for the LS polls, arrangements are under way at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple here for the Chittirai festival which will begin with flag hoisting, after which lakhs of devotees areexpectedto visitthetemple throughout the10-day event.
This year, after the flag hoisting, the coronation of Goddess Meenakshi, “Pattabishekam”, will be held on April 15, followed by “Digvijayam” on April 16 and the culminating event, the celestial wedding, on April17.
Elaborate arrangements are being made for the celestial wedding, which will take place in a stage to be erected at the junction of the north and west Aadi streets.
The entire area would be covered with special roofing and the marriage venue would be fitted with high capacity, 100-tonne air conditioners. The temple administration has decided to provide about 3,200 to 3,500 free passes to devotees on a first come, first served basis.
Paid darshan for the celestial wedding would be through ₹200 and₹500 tickets, for which devotees can register online on the website www.maduraimeenakshi.org. About 16,000 devotees would be accommodated for the event in the temple this year, according to temple sources. LCD monitors would be placed inside the temple at important places to help more people witness the ceremonies. Meanwhile, as the election dates are clashing with the car festival on April 18, arrangements are being made to ensure that parking facilities do not hinder the polling process or the festival. Polling booths near the festival area would have barricading to help the voters identify them.
Arrangements under way at the Meenakshi Amman temple
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