Celestial wedding performed in a grand manner at Sri Abirami Amman Temple in Dindigul
The celestial wedding of Goddess Abirami Amman and Lord Padmagreeswarar, known as 'Thirukalyanam,' was held at Sri Abirami Amman Temple in Dindigul during the annual Chithirai festival, drawing hundreds of devotees. The ceremony took place on the festival's 10th day and was followed by 'maha deeparadhanai.' Women devotees participated in a traditional ritual of replacing their 'thali' to strengthen marital bonds.
- ▪The Thirukalyanam was performed between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. at the Sri Abirami Amman Temple.
- ▪It occurred on the 10th day of the annual Chithirai festival.
- ▪Hundreds of devotees attended the ceremonial wedding of the deities.
- ▪Women replaced their thali as part of a tradition believed to enhance marital harmony.
- ▪The event was followed by the maha deeparadhanai ritual.
- ▪The temple is located in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu.
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Hundreds of devotees on Tuesday witnessed the ‘Thirukalyanam’, the celestial wedding of Goddess Abirami Amman and Lord Padmagreeswarar at Sri Abirami Amman Temple in Dindigul, on the 10th day of the annual Chithirai festival.The ‘Thirukalyanam’ took place between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. on the temple premises. It was followed by the ‘maha deeparadhanai’. Women devotees, who gathered on the temple premises in large numbers replaced their ‘thali’ with a new one as per tradition. It is believed that the ritual strengthens the marital bond.
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