Kallazhagar Destination (Month of April - May) - Hindu temple in Poondhotam, Madurai - Madurai, India

The one of the festival reflect mass of our madurai. This festival celebrates April/ may month of every year. In our Tamil month chithirai is festival of our madurai area.

The festival starting in May month and world famous the festival

People in and around Madurai tell this story as the history of Chithirai Thiruvizha. The wedding of Meenakshi with Sundareshwar was to happen in Madurai. Alagar, the brother of Meenakshi, was invited. He started on a 20 km journey from his abode at Alagar Hills towards Madurai. Alagar decided to travel disguised as a robber to protect himself and his belongings. At times, he had to hide to avoid getting arrested by soldiers. This, and the dense forest of Alagar Hills, delayed his journey It's not an hindu festival we enjoy like a thamilan festival

"During the Chithirai festival, the night preceding Kallazhagar's entry into the Vaigai, we would wade through the new waters of the river, reach the centre, climb the stone steps of the Maiyya Mandapam and sit there for hours chatting with friends and family," recalls a nostalgic K Pandiselvi. "We would be there till dawn when the procession of Azhagar would reach the river," the 50-year-old adds. Among the many unique things that define the Vaigai river, is the Maiyya Mandapam, a charming edifice sitting prettily in the centre of the river bed, between Sellur on the north bank and Simmakkal on the south bank. The sixteen-pillared mandapam, built during the 15th Century, was for long the hangout for many living along the banks of Vaigai, until it became dilapidated in the recent years. "As the granite slabs on the roof gave away and bushy undergrowth took over the structure, gradually, people stopped spending the evenings at the mandapam and it became a den for anti-social activities," says M Venthan, a resident of Thaikkal Street, who used to hangout at the mandapam. Subsequently, the landmark sipped into oblivion and now it has been pulled down to be rebuilt as part of the Vaigai river-front development project.

Chithirai thiruvila one of the famous festival in Tamil Nadu

Kallazhagar destination....This place fills in people's between the March to April..This festival is very important sign of Madurai..Kallazhagar comes from azhgarkovil...It's just 20 kms away from Madurai city.....

More than laks of people will join together to celebrate kallazhagar festival ( chithirai thiruvila)

Madurai people's favorite destination