The Tamil Nadu government has imposed various restrictions due to the third wave of Omigron and Corona. According to the report, there will be a complete curfew on Sunday and devotees will not be allowed to visit the shrines on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. This announcement has caused great concern to the devotees of Murugan. Tens of thousands of devotees have started fasting in evening wear as the Thaipusam festival flag hoisting will take place soon. In addition, thousands of devotees from various districts have flocked to Palani.
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In this situation, this announcement of the Tamil Nadu government has created fear among the devotees as to whether the Thaipusam festival will take place. Thousands of devotees have been flocking to Palani since yesterday morning as devotees have not been allowed to visit the temple for the first three days of today. The crowd of devotees is undiminished despite the rapid darshan of the devotees on behalf of the temple and descending to the foothills.
Late at night the devotees waited in queues for the darshan. Swami Darshan was also attended by a large number of devotees during the night golden chariot departure. Many devotees were waiting at the bus stand, at the foot of the gorge and at the foothills as there were not enough buses to take the devotees to their respective towns.
Correspondent: Anku Babu Natarajan (Palani)
Published by:Ramprasath H.
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