A temple festival held annually at the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu to mark the ritual coronation of Meenakshi — the principal deity of the temple — and her wedding to Sundereshwara. Celebrated with rituals and a procession, the festival is held in the Tamil month of Chithirai, which corresponds to the months of April and May in the Gregorian calendar.
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ChicagoImpart Encyclopedia of Art. "Meenakshi Thirukalyanam." Last updated February 17, 2026. https://imp-art.org/definitions/meenakshi-thirukalyanam/.
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MLA"Meenakshi Thirukalyanam." Impart Encyclopedia of Art, Feb. 17, 2026, https://imp-art.org/definitions/meenakshi-thirukalyanam/.
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HarvardImpart Encyclopedia of Art (2026) Meenakshi Thirukalyanam. Available at: https://imp-art.org/definitions/meenakshi-thirukalyanam/ (Accessed: 3 March 2026).
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