Thousands gather near Azhagar hills to celebrate Meen Pidi Thiruvizha
Thousands gathered at Kallandiri near Azhagarkoil to celebrate the 'Meen Pidi Thiruvizha' festival. Participants engaged in traditional fish catching, which is believed to bring blessings and promote community unity. The festival also serves to protect local water resources and preserve cultural traditions.
- ▪The 'Meen Pidi Thiruvizha' festival is celebrated annually in Madurai district during the Tamil month of Chithirai or Vaikasi.
- ▪Participants pray and release fish fingerlings into the irrigation tank after the fish catching event.
- ▪The festival promotes unity among people of different religions and castes, transcending social differences.
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A large number of people entered the village pond at Kallandiri near Azhagarkoil to participate in the ‘Meen Pidi Thiruvizha’ on Saturday.In Madurai district, numerous festivals are celebrated in novel ways. Festivals such as the straw-rope tying festival (Piri kattum vizha), bull-tying festival (Erudu kattu thiruvizha), clay-horse festival (Puravai eduppu thiruvizha), straw-bale festival (Vaikol piri thiruvizha), mango-eating festival (Maambazham unnum thiruvizha), Puttu festival (Puttu thiruvizha), betel-leaf separating festival (Vetrilai piri thiruvizha), plow-tying festival (Kalappai kattu thiruvizha), Paniyaram baking festival (Paniyaram sudum thiruvizha), and the liquor-offering festival (Saarayam padaithu thiruvizha) are celebrated across Madurai.In this line of celebrations, the…
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