Chennai, Nov 9 The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the Kanda Shasti festival at the renowned Sri Subrahmanya Swamy temple in Thiruchendur.
A major highlight of this annual festival which be held from November 10 to 16, is the ‘Soorasamharam’ ritual that will be observed on November 15 followed by the celestial wedding (Thirukalyanam) on November 16.
The event will attract over one lakh devotees daily during the first five days of the festival and more than 2 lakh devotees are expected to attend the Soorasamharam and Thirukalyanam, respectively, the department said on Monday.
HR & CE Minister S Ramesh reviewed the arrangements for the conduct of the festival and also the amenities for the devotees.
“The Kanda Shasti festival at the shrines of Lord Murugan located at Tiruchendur, Tiruparankundram, Palani, Swamimalai, Tiruttani and Pazhamudircholai will be conducted in a grand manner. For the convenience of devotees visiting Tiruchendur, pandals have been erected at 11 places and basic facilities like drinking water and toilets have been provided. Annadhanam will be provided to 15,000 devotees daily,” a release from HR & CE said.
Arrangements have also been made to operate shuttle services for the devotees to reach the temple from the parking areas.
Apart from installing LED screens at 26 locations for the devotees to witness the events, the temple administration has installed 493 CCTV cameras to step up police surveillance.
Nearly 5,000 police personnel will be deployed for security. More than 400 sanitation workers will be engaged for the upkeep of the temple premises and surrounding areas.
(PTI News)
