Amid chants and devotional fervour, Lord Kallazhagar set off on his grand annual journey from Alagar Hills to Madurai on Saturday evening, marking a key highlight of the Chithirai festival.
The fourth day of the world-renowned Chithirai festival at Madurai's Meenakshi Amman Temple was marked by a grand procession of the deities Meenakshi Sundareswarar in a golden palanquin, drawing large crowds across the temple town on Friday.
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.