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FestivalChithirai Festival in Madurai
Meenakshi Temple's biggest festival, with street processions over about two weeks. Madurai fills up and daytime heat is severe.
Can fall in April or May. It follows a lunar calendar, so the date moves every year — confirm it before booking anything non-refundable.
Where to see it
Madurai · Tamil Nadu
Temple City — Meenakshi Amman's Abode
Madurai Junction, 1 kmMadurai Airport, 12 km
Around the same time
Other festivals that can fall in April or May.