Madurai: As part of the annual Chithirai festival, Lord Kallazhagar was entered into the Vaigai river and over two lakh devotees thronged the place to witness it on Friday.
20-day long festival was celebrated at theĀ famous Azhagarkoil temple which is located near the vaigai river. Scores of devotees gathered at the Vaigai riverbed to get a view of the traditional process.
The idol of Lord KallazhagarĀ was draped in green silk cloth and special abhishekams were performed on Thursday night to the Lord. The idol was brought from Alagarkoil,Ā a hill temple dedicated to Lord Vishnue located 20 kms from the river.
According to legend, the Lord comes to Madurai to attend the celestial marriage of his sister Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, but whenĀ reaches the Vaigai river bank, the Lord learnt that the marriage was over and returns back.