The Pattabhishekam ceremony also known as the coronation ceremony was held for Goddess Meenakshi Amman on the eighth day of the Chithirai festival in Madurai.
On the fourth day of the Chithirai festival on Wednesday, the deities at the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple were adorned in traditional armour, embedded with gems and were taken out for a procession around the streets in a golden palanquin.