Celestial wedding celebrated with fervour at Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple

Thousands of devotees thronged Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple to witness the ‘Thirukalyanam’, the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar on Tuesday. The Chithirai streets around the temple were chock-a-block with devotees.Devotees, cutting across age groups, from different parts of Tamil Nadu and other States had come to witness the grand event. Elaborate arrangements were made by the administration for the devotees. Tin sheet roofs were installed around the Chithirai streets to protect the devotees from the sweltering summer heat.

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