Thousands gather for Margazhi Ashtami Chariot Festival at Madurai’s Meenakshi Amman Temple
The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple held the Margazhi Ashtami Chariot Festival. Thousands of devotees attended the event. Deities Meenakshi and Sundareswarar were taken on chariots. The chariots went through Madurai's streets. Women pulled Goddess Meenakshi's chariot. Devotees lined the streets to pray. They collected rice scattered along the route.
