Float Festival

January-February; night of full moon in Tamil month of Thai (Hindu month of Magha)The Float Festival is held at the temple city of Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, to commemorate the birth of Tirumala Nayak, a 17th-century king of Madurai. The center of the festival is the Mariamman Teppakulam pond surrounding a temple on an island. Images of the goddess Meenakshi and her consort are floated on a flower-bedecked raft to the illuminated temple, and a spectacular array of lit floats moves in procession around the pond, accompanied by music and chanted hymns. Thousands of pilgrims from all over India attend this enormously popular festival.
CONTACTS:
Tamil Nadu Tourism
Tourism Complex, No. 2 Wallajah Rd.
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 002 India
91-44-25383333; fax: 91-44-25381567
www.tamilnadutourism.org
SOURCES:
RelHolCal-2004, p. 183

单词	float festival
释义	Float Festival Float Festival January-February; night of full moon in Tamil month of Thai (Hindu month of Magha)The Float Festival is held at the temple city of Madurai in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, to commemorate the birth of Tirumala Nayak, a 17th-century king of Madurai. The center of the festival is the Mariamman Teppakulam pond surrounding a temple on an island. Images of the goddess Meenakshi and her consort are floated on a flower-bedecked raft to the illuminated temple, and a spectacular array of lit floats moves in procession around the pond, accompanied by music and chanted hymns. Thousands of pilgrims from all over India attend this enormously popular festival. CONTACTS: Tamil Nadu Tourism Tourism Complex, No. 2 Wallajah Rd. Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 002 India 91-44-25383333; fax: 91-44-25381567 www.tamilnadutourism.org SOURCES: RelHolCal-2004, p. 183
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