Hindu pilgrims arrive in mass to participate in Chithirai Thiruvizah festival at the Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu, India

Hindus gather for the Chithirai Thiruvizah festival religious ceremony in Tamil Nadu, India. Exterior of the Meenakshi Temple. Hindu pilgrims arrive at the temple for the ceremony. Carts parked on the ground. A huge wooden cart carries the statues of the goddess drawn by people moving on the street (This is the day after Meenakshi Tirukalyanam, known as Ther Thiruvizha, or Car Festival. In this event, the King and Queen of Pandya Kingdom, Lord Sunderaswarar and Meenakshi come to see their citizens in an ornate chariot).