Alwarpuram

Alwarpuram which is pronounced as 'Aallhwaarpuram' is a neighbourhood in Madurai of Tamil Nadu state in India.

Every year during Chithirai festival, Lord Kallallhagar enters the Vaigai river in Madurai near Alwarpuram.

[5] Madurai corporation installed steel gates at Alwarpuram near the riverfront to control the dumping and polluting the area.

[6] Also, Kallallhagar on his return journey to Alagar Koil, again visits Alwarpuram before going to Mysore Maharaja mandap for the event of 'Pooppallakku' there which is celebrated in a grand manner.

[7] Recreational places such as Gandhi Museum and Rajaji Park in Madurai are situated at Alwarpuram.