2023 Madurai Chithirai Thiruvizha Dates Festival Schedule Timings
Know the details about the 2023 Madurai Chithirai Thiruvizha Dates Festival Schedule Timings, One Vishnu temple with Lord Alagar as its patron is situated 21 kilometers north of Madurai.
On a hill with beautiful views, the temple is located. The shrine’s name is Alagarkoil, and Solaimalai is the name of the hill. The temple is worth visiting because it contains some beautiful carvings. One of Lord Subramaniya’s six abodes, Palamudirsolai, can be found atop the Hill.
An annual Tamil Hindu festival called Chithirai Festival, also known as Chithirai Thiruvizha, Meenakshi Kalyanam, or Meenakshi Thirukalyanam, takes place in the city of Madurai in the month of April. The festival is connected to the Meenakshi Temple, which is devoted to the goddess Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her husband Sundareshwar, a form of Shiva. It is observed during the Tamil month of Chithirai.
2023 Madurai Chithirai Thiruvizha Dates Festival Schedule Timings
One month is dedicated to the celebration. The first 15 days are dedicated to commemorating Meenakshi’s coronation as Madurai’s divine monarch and her marriage to Sundareshwar. Celebrations of the voyage of Kallalagar or Alagar (a form of the god Vishnu) from his temple in Alagar Koyil to Madurai take place over the course of the next 15 days.
Madurai Chithirai Thiruvizha 2023 Dates and Timings:
| Day | Date | Day | Slot | Time | Festival |
| 1st Day | 05 April | Tuesday | Morning | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | Kodiyetram (Flag Hoisting) |
| Evening | 7:00 PM | Karpaga Vriksha, Simha Vahanam | |||
| 2nd Day | 06 April | Wednesday | Morning | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Thanga Sapparam |
| Evening | 7:00 PM | Bootha, Anna Vahanam | |||
| 3rd Day | 07 April | Thursday | Morning | 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM | Thanga Sapparam |
| Evening | 7:00 PM | Kailasa Parvadham, Kamadhenu Vahanam | |||
| 4th Day | 08 April | Friday | Morning | 9:00 AM | Thanga Pallakku |
| Evening | 6:00 PM | Thanga Pallakku | |||
| 5th Day | 09 April | Saturday | Morning | 9:00 AM | Thanga Sapparam |
| Evening | 7:00 PM | Thanga Kuthirai Vahanam | |||
| 6th Day | 10 April | Sunday | Morning | 8:00 AM | Thanga Sapparam |
| Evening | 7:30 PM | Saiva Samaya Sthabitha Varalatru Leelai – Rishaba Vahanam | |||
| 7th Day | 11 April | Monday | Morning | 8:00 AM | Thanga Sapparam |
| Evening | 7:00 PM | Nantheekeshwarar, Yaali Vahanam | |||
| 8th Day | 12 April | Tuesday | Morning | Sree Meenakshi Pattabhishekam | |
| Evening | 9:00 PM | Velli Simhasana (Kaibaram) | |||
| 9th Day | 13 April | Wednesday | Evening | 6:00 PM | Sree Meenakshi Digvijayam – Indira Vimanam |
| 10th Day | 14 April | Thursday | Morning | 10:35 AM – 10:59 AM | Sree Meenakshi Sundareshwarar Thirukalyanam |
| Evening | 7:30 PM | Yaanai Vahanam, Pushpa Pallakku | |||
| 11th Day | 15 April | Friday | Morning | 6:30 AM | Thiru Therottam – (Ratha Utsavam, Vadam Pidithal) |
| Evening | 7:00 PM | Sapthavarna Chapram | |||
| 12th Day | 16 April | Saturday | Sri Kallazhagar Vaigai Aatril Ezhuntharural
1000 Ponsaprathudan – Night Saithyobacharam at Vandiyur |
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| 13th Day | 17 April | Sunday | Thirumalirunsolai Sri Kal Azhagar – Vandiyur Thenur Mandapam – Sesha Vahanam in Morning – Garuda Vahanam in the Afternoon – Moksham for Manduga Maharishi – Dasavathara Katchi at Ramarayar Mandapam at Night | ||
| 14th Day | 18 April | Monday | Morning Mohanaavatharam – Night Kallazhagar Thirukollam in Pushpa Pallakku at Mysore Mandapam | ||
| 15th Day | 19 April | Tuesday | Sri Kal Azhagar Thirumalai Eluntharural |
