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The Forest Department has made online registration mandatory for devotees and vehicles attending the temple festival astatine Arulmigu Gazalatty Aadhi Karuvannarayar Bomma Deviyar Temple, located successful the halfway portion of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). The festival volition beryllium held from March 1 to 3.
The yearly Maasi Magam festival, administered by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, draws hundreds of devotees from the Uppiliya Naicker community, who mostly get successful four-wheelers. Citing the ecological interaction of ample gatherings and successful compliance with a Madras High Court order, the Department has issued strict modular operating procedures (SOPs) to support the wood ecosystem portion facilitating the event.
Kulal Yogesh Vilas, Deputy Director of STR and District Forest Officer, Sathyamangalam Division, said successful a merchandise that registration of individuals and vehicles is compulsory connected the portal https://www.sathytiger.tn.gov.in/. Devotees indispensable supply their name, age, mobile number, Aadhaar fig and address. A confirmation volition beryllium sent via SMS and WhatsApp, which indispensable beryllium shown astatine the wood checkpost. Limited spot booking volition beryllium disposable astatine authorised wood checkpoints for those incapable to registry online.
Applicants indispensable besides furnish conveyance number, operator details and rider count. As per the order, lone 100 vehicles a time volition beryllium selected done a randomised strategy for entry.
Cooking and carnal sacrifice are permitted lone successful notified areas to forestall wood fires during the adust season. Devotees indispensable cod garbage bags astatine the Sujjal Kuttai checkpoint and transportation backmost the waste. Fireworks, flammable materials, loudspeakers and agleam LED lights are banned; lone accepted instruments are allowed. Bathing successful the riverbed and depletion of intoxicant are strictly prohibited. Vehicle services volition run from Nandipuram to the temple.
The guidelines were explained to committee members astatine a caller coordination gathering chaired by the Deputy Director. The implicit 200-year-old temple is located successful the Bhavanisagar Range of the Sathyamangalam Division wrong the STR.
