Lunar eclipse: Madurai Meenakshi temple to remain closed for 11 hours

MADURAI: Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple and its twenty-two satellite temples in Madurai would remain closed from 6.30pm on July 16 in view of the lunar eclipse.
The lunar eclipse will occur between 1.32am and 4.30am on July 17.
Special pujas and abhishekams would be performed to the deities after the eclipse ends at 4.30am on Wednesday, and the doors of the temple would be opened at 5.30am.
The similar schedule would be followed in other temples, including Thiruparankundram Subramania Swamy temple, Palani Dhandayuthapani temple and Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameswaram, as well.