Thousands witness live telecast of Celestial wedding
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Madurai
Thousands of people all over the world witnessed the live telecast of Meenakshi Thirukalyanam, the Celestial wedding of Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, on their television sets, mobile phones and laptops as the wedding was performed without public participation inside Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple for the second consecutive year owing to COVID-19 pandemic.
The Celestial wedding began around 8 a.m. and concluded by around 9 a.m. at Old Thirukalyana Mandapam.
Lord Sundareswarar and Piriyavidai were brought to the mandapam. They were followed by the entrance of Goddess Meenakshi. All the deities were dressed in bright and festive colours with elaborate floral decorations. The holy knot was tied around 8.50 a.m.