The spread of corona in Tamil Nadu has started to increase again. Thus the Tamil Nadu government has announced new restrictions. According to the law, pilgrims will not be allowed to visit places of worship, including temples, mosques and churches, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. During the months of Karthika and Markazhi, devotees from all over Tamil Nadu usually come to Palani Murugan in evening wear and fast. Devotees especially visit Thaiputham. The Thaipusam festival in Palani is scheduled to start on January 12 with flag hoisting.
Currently, there are thousands of pilgrims from all over Tamil Nadu. In this situation, the pilgrims are confused due to the ban on places of worship announced by the Tamil Nadu government. And many of the thousands of pilgrims who had left the pilgrimage halfway abandoned the pilgrimage and boarded buses to reach Palani. Thus the crowd of devotees waved as the Pathayathri devotees along with the Sabarimala devotees came to perform Sami darshan. Thousands of devotees have been waiting for the Sami darshan for a long time as there is now a larger crowd than the Kui crowd during the Thaipusam festival as it is attended by thousands on the same day.
Meanwhile, traders in Palani have demanded that the ban on pilgrims visiting temples on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in Tamil Nadu be reconsidered. Devotees on the pilgrimage are confused due to the ban announced by the Tamil Nadu government. In this situation, the Bargaining Council of All Chambers of Commerce in Palani has demanded that the restrictions announced by the Government of Tamil Nadu be reconsidered. An emergency consultation meeting was held on behalf of the Palani Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
During the consultation, he said, `For the last two years, the corona curfew has severely affected the roadside traders in Palani, from small traders to big traders, and the traders who depend on the Palani Murugan Temple have been in big trouble.
Currently, traders are happy with the arrival of devotees for the Thaipusam festival, but the Tamil Nadu government’s ban order has come as a shock to traders. The Tamil Nadu government should reconsider its announcement in view of the plight of traders and their families who are once again unable to face a lockdown situation and at least relax the restrictions on pilgrims until the end of the Thaipusam festival, ‘the Palani City All Trade Unions’ Bargaining Council said.
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