Float festival

This magnificent festival is celebrated in Madurai on the night of the full moon. The ornamented icons of the goddess Meenakshi and her consort are taken out in a colourful procession from the Meenakshi Temple to the Huge Mariamman Teppakulam. The icons are floated in the tank on a raft decked with flowers and flickering lamps.

The annual float festival of the Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple in Triplicane, Chennai, began on 10th March 2005. The festival will be on for seven days.The proceedings began in a grand manner as a large number of devotees gathered in front of the temple.

The first three days of the festival are dedicated for Sri Parthasarathy Swamy, and one day each for Sri Narasimhar, Ramar, Ranganathar and Varadharajar.

During this festival, the presiding deity will be taken on the decorated float in the temple tank, Kairaveni Pushkarani. The float will complete three rounds in the tank. Many devotees gathered on the steps of the tank on all four sides to witness the festival from close quarters.