Madurai Chithirai Festival 2022 Schedule Tamil Dates is the most important festival for the Meenakshi temple. The Madurai Chithirai Festival is attended by lakhs of pilgrims every year. This festival is a 15 days festival. Where the first 15 days will be the festival celebrated for the Madurai Mennakshi amman and the next 15 days festival will be celebrated for the Alagar in the Madurai temple. Below is the schedule for the Madurai Chithirai Festival 2022 schedule as per the Tamil Calendar
Madurai Chithirai Festival 2022 Schedule Tamil Dates
The Madurai Chithirai festival starts from 05 April 2022. The dates and schedule is as given below
| 05-Apr-22 | Â Tuesday | Â Chithirai Thiruvizha Kodiyetram Kodiyetram (Flag Hoisting) | Â Karpaga Vriksha, Simha Vahanam |
| 06-Apr-22 | Â Wednesday | Â Bootha, Anna Vahanam | |
| 07-Apr-22 | Â Thursday | Â Kailasa Parvadham, Kamadhenu Vahanam | |
| 08-Apr-22 | Â Friday | Â Thanga Pallakku | |
| 09-Apr-22 | Â Saturday | Â Vedar Pari Leelai | Â Thanga Guthirai Vahanam |
| 10-Apr-22 | Â Sunday | Â Saiva Samaya Sthabitha Varalatru Leelai | Â Rishaba Vahanam |
| 11-Apr-22 | Â Monday | Â Nantheekeshwarar, Yaali Vahanam | |
| 12-Apr-22 | Â Tuesday | Â Sree Meenakshi Pattabhishekam | Â Velli Simhasana Ula |
| 13-Apr-22 | Â Wednesday | Â Sree Meenakshi Digvijayam | Â Indira Vimana Ula |
| 14-Apr-22 | Â Thursday | Â Sree Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Thirukalyanam (Celestial Wedding) | Â Yaanai Vahanam, Pushpa Pallakku |
| 15-Apr-22 | Â Friday | Â Thiru Ther | Â Therottam (Ratha Utsavam, Chariot, Car Festival), Sapthavarna Chapram |
| 16-Apr-22 | Â Saturday | Â Theertham, Velli Virutchaba Sevai |
The Kallazhagar (Kallalagar) festival starts on 15 April 2022. The details and schedule is as below
- 15 April 2022 – Friday – Thallakulathil Edhir Sevai
- 16 April 2022 – Saturday – Sri Kallazhagar Vaigai Aatril Ezhuntharural – 1000 Ponsaprathudan – Night Saithyobacharam at Vandiyur
- 17 April 2022 – Sunday
- – Thirumalirunsolai Sri Kal Azhagar – Vandiyur Thenur Mandapam – Sesha Vahanam in Morning
– Afternoon Garuda Vahanam – Moksham for Manduga Maharishi
– Night Dasavathara Katchi at Ramarayar Mandapam - 18 April 2022 – Monday – (Morning) Mohanaavatharam
– (Night) Kallazhagar Thirukollam in Pushpa Pallakku at Mysore Mandapam - 19 April 2022 – (Tuesday) – Sri Kal Azhagar Thirumalai Eluntharural
The festival officially ends on 19 April 2022. During the COVID last year the festival was conducted in private as a small ceremony only attended by VIP’s. But this year the event can be expected as a public event. However, the guidelines of the event is not released and will be released before the event happens. Mostly like previous years, the temple can also choose for limited online booking which cannot be predicted.
However the case, lakhs of pilgrims will be looking for the Chithirai festival and hance heavy crowd can be expected at the temple for this festival.
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