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Plate F · AVAMChitirai Brahmotsavamचित्तिरई ब्रह्मोत्सवम्

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Festivals · 10 days

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चित्तिरई ब्रह्मोत्सवम्

Chitirai Brahmotsavam

Chithirai Brahmotsavam (Meenakshi Kalyanam)

Pañcāṅga rule

Solar · ? · day ?

Duration · 10 days

ISynopsis

Ten-day grand festival at Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai. The celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi to Lord Sundareshwara (Shiva) is re-enacted with elaborate processions. Draws 1 million pilgrims; considered one of the largest Hindu festivals in India.

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9 entries

  1. RecurrenceSolar · ? · day ? · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Chithirai Brahmotsavam (Meenakshi Kalyanam)textual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)चित्तिरई ब्रह्मोत्सवम्textual
  5. Name (tam/Taml)சித்திரை பிரம்மோத்சவம்textual
  6. Name (tel/Telu)చిత్తిరై బ్రహ్మోత్సవంtextual
  7. Name (kan/Knda)ಚಿತ್ತಿರೈ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋತ್ಸವtextual
  8. Name (mal/Mlym)ചിത്തിരൈ ബ്രഹ്മോത്സവംtextual
  9. Observed at21 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

21 attested
  • Temple 986b05b3deity-festival association
  • Temple 1c5caa11deity-festival association
  • Temple bb1f0a1fdeity-festival association
  • Temple 4b4c174bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 216b093edeity-festival association
  • Temple 55c9c515deity-festival association
  • Temple 770f4eaadeity-festival association
  • Temple d736dc7bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 4073b59bdeity-festival association
  • Temple 84def3ffdeity-festival association
  • Temple 0d17a936deity-festival association
  • Temple 1f39a323deity-festival association
  • And 9 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnChithirai Brahmotsavam (Meenakshi Kalyanam)Ten-day grand festival at Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai. The celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi to Lord Sundareshwara (Shiva) is re-enacted with elaborate processions. Draws 1 million pilgrims; considered one of the largest Hindu festivals in India.
  • hin / Devaचित्तिरई ब्रह्मोत्सवम्
  • tam / Tamlசித்திரை பிரம்மோத்சவம்மதுரை மீனாட்சி-சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் திருக்கல்யாண திருவிழா. தமிழ் ஆண்டின் முக்கிய நிகழ்வு.
  • tel / Teluచిత్తిరై బ్రహ్మోత్సవం
  • kan / Kndaಚಿತ್ತಿರೈ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮೋತ್ಸವ
  • mal / Mlymചിത്തിരൈ ബ്രഹ്മോത്സവം
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