Tallakulam (Madurai)

Tallakulam (Madurai)
Thallaakulam
Coordinates: 9°55′56.2″N 78°08′17.9″E / 9.932278°N 78.138306°E / 9.932278; 78.138306
Country India
StateTamil NaduTamil Nadu
DistrictMadurai district
Languages
 • OfficialTamil, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
625002
Telephone Code0452
Other NeighbourhoodsSellur, Goripalayam, Narimedu, Madurai, B. B. Kulam, Chinnachokkikulam, Alwarpuram, Nelpettai, Shenoy Nagar, Anna Nagar, K. K. Nagar, Simmakkal, Arappalayam
Municipal bodyMadurai Corporation
LSMadurai Lok Sabha constituency
VSMadurai North Assembly constituency
MPS. Venkatesan
MLAG. Thalapathi
Websitehttps://madurai.nic.in

Tallakulam or Thallaakulam is located in Madurai district, in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. There is a 'rest mandapam' (mandagappadi in Tamil language) called 'Ramanathapuram Sethupathi Mandapam' at Tallakulam. During Chithirai festival in the months of April - May, Lord Kallazhagar from Alagar temple visits so many mandapams in and around Madurai on his way to and fro Madurai. This year (2022) also, Lord Kallazhagar began his return journey to Alagarkoil from Ramanathapuram Sethupathi Mandapam at Tallakulam, mounted on 'Poo Pallakku'[1] here at Tallakulam.[2] Most Maduraiites go to have fun at the Tamukkam ground and explore the annual Government Chithirai Exhibition.[3][4] As many as 90,361 people visited the 212th annual Government Chithirai Exhibition at Tamukkam ground.[5]

A mega book fair is to be organized by the Booksellers and Publishers Association of South India and the district administration between 23 September – 3 October 2022, at the Tamukkam Ground.[6]

  1. ^ "Lord Kallazhagar leaves for His abode on 'Poo Pallakku'". The Hindu.
  2. ^ "Madurai's Tamukkam ground to get a modern auditorium, parking". Times of India.
  3. ^ "Government exhibition draws crowd to Tamukkam Ground". The Hindu.
  4. ^ "Chithirai exhibition begins in Tamukkam grounds". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "As many as 90,361 people visited the 212th annual Government Chithirai Exhibition at Tamukkam ground". The Hindu.
  6. ^ "Mega book fair in Madurai from September 23". The Hindu.