Day one of the grand Madurai Chitrai Festival has begun! This morning, the sacred temple flag was hoisted high, marking the auspicious start of this vibrant celebration. As evening descended, the spiritual energy continued to build with beautiful ceremonies. 
Today, the divine couple, Lord Sundareswarar, graced us on the majestic Karpaga Viruksha Vahanam (celestial wish-fulfilling tree chariot), while our beloved Goddess Meenakshi looked radiant on the powerful Simha Vahanam (lion chariot). 
They were lovingly taken in procession around the four holy Masi streets surrounding the temple.
The devotion of Madurai’s people is truly heartwarming! 
Families showed their love and reverence by adorably dressing up their children as gods and goddesses, joyfully accompanying the procession from its very beginning to the end. It was such a beautiful sight to witness these little deities walking alongside the grand chariots.
The air was filled with the sounds of sacred chants, the rhythmic steps of devotional dances, and the powerful resonance of preached mantras. This entire journey created an incredibly positive and uplifting atmosphere, spreading joy and blessings throughout the city. 
I managed to capture a few glimpses of this enchanting day.
Never miss to watch the videos
Route of the Chariots in the Avani Streets of Madurai
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Beautiful
Thank you for sharing @MathanVibranarayan
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Thank you for sharing these divine moments of the Chithrai festival of Madurai. It’s indeed an auspicious time of the year where thousands of devotees visit. Feel blessed seeing the photos and videos, thank you @MathanVibranarayan brother
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Absolutely beautiful and bhavya decoration and procession happens during this festival @MathanVibranarayan I have been there once and planning to attend someday soon.
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Devotional vibes .. nice @MathanVibranarayan
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Thank you for sharing your experience at the temple and the festivals @MathanVibranarayan
The photo collages and videos are fabulous and give a firsthand experience of the vibes and festive fervor of the place.
Please also add the Google Maps link so that local guides can get there easily 
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These are very familiar scenes in South Indian culture…
Seen all the videos and happy to state that they are very informative and helpful.
Excellent post, dear friend @MathanVibranarayan … you have written well and documented with useful photos and videos…
Happy Chithirai Festival…
May Lord Sundaresan and Godess Meenakshi bless us all.
Regards
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Grand clebretion @MathanVibranarayan thanks to share with us.
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A very famous Temple festival of Tamilnadu @MathanVibranarayan . I thoroughly enjoyed the photos. Your pictures took me to the festival site. Thanks for sharing.
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@NituSingh pleasure is mine 
@Ssiddharth2000 I happy that you enjoyed the same
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@ShreyaMusings mam I’m so happy to know that you have experienced Madurai celebrations once. I wish you visit once again.
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@TusharSuradkar sir, thanks for going through all the captures. The location is not shareable as this event happens like a rally, the entire four outer streets of the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple are celebrated as the god’s and goddess’s chariots move around.
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Dear @TravellerG, thank you so much for your lovable testimony 
@ShailendraOjha sir, I’m happy that you liked it 
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@Gurukrishnapriya mam, I’m feeling overwhelmed by your experience Thanks for sharing.
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Got it, dear @MathanVibranarayan. Perfect
In that case, you may simply add a Google Maps link to the temple or the city of Madurai.
People will come to know which part of the world this amazing event is happening.
But a post should always include a Google Maps link.
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@TusharSuradkar sir excellent input, I have included the entire route of the chariot in the post as below 
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That looks fabulous and an amazing idea @MathanVibranarayan
In fact, the best thing to do in such cases.
Brilliant.
I will keep this in mind and will also try to implement in the future.
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