Devotees treated to a grand feast after celestial wedding
After the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar in Madurai, over 100,000 devotees attended a grand feast organized by Pazhamudir Solai Thiruvarul Murugan Bhaktha Sabhai at a local school. The event, known as Thirukalyana Virundhu, featured multiple traditional South Indian dishes served over two days. Preparations involved more than 400 cooks and began well in advance, with food service starting Monday morning. Devotees of all ages attended with family and friends to partake in the religious and cultural celebration.
- ▪More than a lakh devotees were served at the Thirukalyana Virundhu feast in Madurai.
- ▪The feast was organized by Pazhamudir Solai Thiruvarul Murugan Bhaktha Sabhai at Sethupathi Higher Secondary School.
- ▪Food preparation involved over 400 cooks and started before dawn on Monday.
- ▪Devotees were served dishes including ven pongal, idli sambar, curd rice, vegetable pulao, and sweet pongal.
- ▪Mappillai Alaippu, a ceremonial event, was held Monday evening ahead of the main feast.
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Following the ‘Thirukalyanam’, the celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, the devotees headed to the ‘Thirukalyana Virundhu’, the marriage feast organised by Pazhamudir Solai Thiruvarul Murugan Bhaktha Sabhai at Sethupathi Higher Secondary School in Madurai on Tuesday.The organisers said more than a lakh devotees were treated to the grand wedding feast. While the preparations for the grand feast were in full swing, they began serving food to the devotees from Monday morning itself, they said. Over 400 cooks were engaged in the process.Thousands of devotees were treated to Mappillai Alaippu on Monday evening. The devotees were served ‘ven pongal with sambar, vadai and rava kesari’.
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