Chithirai festival: Madras HC dismisses petitions seeking Covid guidelines compliance

Apr 19, 2023

The festival is celebrated during the Tamil month of Chithirai.

Tamil Nadu: Chithirai festival to begin on April 19

Mar 21, 2024

The Chithirai Festival at Madurai Alagar Kovil is set to commence on April 19, said the temple administration.

TN: Chithirai festival celebrated in Madurai

May 11, 2025

On Saturday evening, the deity set off on his grand annual journey from Alagar Hills to Madurai, marking a key highlight of the festival.

TN: Firecracker festival held at Govindan temple in Rameswaram

May 14, 2025

A firecracker festival took place at the Govindan temple in Rameswaram on the occasion of the Chithirai festival last night.

Two died due to suffocation as huge crowd throng Chithirai festival celebrations in Madurai

Apr 16, 2022

Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 16 : Two people died as a huge crowd thronged Chithirai festival celebrations in Tamil Nadu's Madurai on Saturday.

Trichy: Devotees celebrate 'Chithirai Car' festival at Srirangam Temple

Apr 26, 2025

The grand annual Chithirai Car Festival, also known as Viruppan Thirunal, was celebrated with great devotion at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Trichy.