Devotees throng major shrines on New Year Day

Scores of devotees from acold and wide visited Sri Dhandayuthapani Swami Temple successful Palani connected New Year Day, Thursday, that it took a minimum of 3 hours to person darshan of the presiding deity connected the elevation temple.

HR&CE officials said determination were agelong queues astatine the winch and enactment car facilities from aboriginal hours. Devotees had to hold for 2 to 3 hours to committee the enactment car and winch. There were besides agelong queues of pilgrims trekking to the elevation top.

The annadhanam centre was besides packed with devotees done retired the day. The parking areas successful and astir the temple municipality was overflowing.

The devotees, who were connected padayatra and carrying kavadi with them, besides reached the abode connected Wednesday night. After a dip, they climbed up the elevation to fulfil their vows.

Major hotels had afloat occupancy and section restaurants and eateries excessively brimmed with customers. The annadhanam provided by backstage trusts gave packed nutrient and drinking h2o astatine assorted locations.

Police deployed successful the vicinity said that CCTV cameras were installed astir the temple and astatine vantage locations.

In Rameswaram, devotees took a beatified dip astatine the Agni Theertham successful the aboriginal hours and earlier going to Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple for darshan. There was a agelong queue from 3.45 a.m.

Likewise, radical visited churches successful Pamban and different locations successful the coastal territory and joined successful peculiar prayers and mass.

Visitors thronged Dhanushkodi and Arichalmunai islet excessively and the tourer spots were afloat from 10 a.m. Police pickets were posted and cheque posts were manned by guards circular the clock.

Special buses were organised for the radical from different cities to scope Ramanathaswamy Temple, TNSTC officials said.