The Pattabhishekam ceremony also known as the coronation ceremony was held for goddess Meenakshi Amman on the eighth day of the Chithirai festival in Madurai.
On the fourth day of the Chithirai festival on Wednesday, the deities at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple were adorned in traditional armour, embedded with gems and were taken out for a procession around the streets in a golden palanquin.
Thousands of devotees thronged the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple to witness the flag-hoisting ceremony. The presiding deities of the temple, Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, were brought in palanquins with Goddess Piriyavidai during the flag hoisting.
A double bullock cart race was held in two categories, small bullock cart, and big bullock cart, on the occasion of Panguni Pongal Utsava at Villanenthal Sri Thotachi Amman Temple near Kamudi in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.
"Once I said in a meeting 'Do not commit foeticide, let the daughters be born', then an old Amma told me, would you arrange dowry for the daughters. At that moment, I took a vow that I would make daughters a boon in Madhya Pradesh. I worked day and night for their welfare. Now, daughters are
Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohammed stressed on the depth of bilateral relations between the two countries, which are nurtured by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein.
The Iftaar was hosted by Shehzada Ammar Jamaluddin, President Anjuman-e-Burhani, London. HC Doraiswami also presented a replica of one of the oldest Holy Quran Sharifs from the Raza Library Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
“Difference between a leader and a manager. Our beloved leader AMMA was chosen by 1.5 crore cadre and so was Karunanidhi by his cadres. As far as BJP TN head is concerned the role is as good as a branch manager of a corporate operating pan India,” Sathyan said on Twitter.
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran has blamed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) interim General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami for the party's continuous defeat.