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1/10/2009 - 1/10/2009Float Festival
Madurai,
India
This Hindu festival is celebrated on the night of January's full moon. An incredible float bearing the ornamented icons of the Goddess Meenakshi and the God Sundaresa, is lit with lights and beautifully decorated with plants, flowers and coloured garlands. In the evening it is walked three times around the tank - a process that takes approximately seven or eight hours.
Themes:
Religion
, Culture
, Spectacle
Hours:
Cost: Free.
Where: Mariamman Theppakulam in Vandiyur
The Mariamman Theppakulam in Vandiyur, 5km (3 miles) south east of the Meenakshi Temple, is one of the the huge Temple tanks in South India
Madurai, India
Getting there:
Air: Madurai has a domestic terminus with daily flights from Chennai, Bangalore, Tiruchirapalli and Mumbai.
Rail: Regular connections are available from Chennai (8 hours) and Rameswaram (6 hours).
Road: Madurai is well connected by road.
Bus: Private and state-run buses ply regularly from all major cities in Tamil Nadu.
Contact Information:
India Tourist Office (Delhi Office)
Ministry of Tourism
Transport Bhavan
1 Parliament Street
New Delhi
110 001
India
Telephone: +91 (0)11 371 8379.
Email: info@tourisminindia.com
Website: www.delhi-tourism-india.com
