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With the commencement of 2026 connected Thursday, the radical of confederate districts welcomed New Year with festive pomp and fervour. Special masses and prayers were held crossed Thoothukudi, Kanniyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi districts, drafting a ample fig of devotees.
In Kanniyakumari district, a ample fig of radical thronged beaches to invited the New Year. Kanniyakumari territory Superintendent of Police (SP) R. Stalin, participated successful the New Year solemnisation organised astatine Kanniyakumari seashore and chopped the festive cake.
At Xavier’s Cathedral successful Kottar, Rev Nazarene Soosai led a peculiar midnight mass. Similar masses were besides held crossed Catholic churches and CSI congregations of Kanniyakumari district.
In Thoothukudi territory midnight masses were conducted astatine churches to bid farewell to 2025 and invited 2026. Thanksgiving prayers for 2025 were conducted followed by peculiar prayers.
A ample fig of radical gathered astatine Subramaniya Swamy temple successful Tiruchendur for New Year darshan. The temple’s doors were opened astatine 1 a.m. and devotees witnessed Vishwaroopa darshan astatine astir 1:30 a.m. followed by abishekam and Deeparadhana. Thousands of devotees waited successful agelong queues from Wednesday nighttime to person a glimpse of the deity. Additional constabulary unit were deployed connected work to negociate the assemblage and to guarantee the information of the people.
The churches and temples successful Tirunelveli and Tenkasi territory besides witnessed information of a ample fig of radical during New Year peculiar masses and pujas.
Extensive information arrangements were made and constabulary patrolled large roads crossed the confederate districts to forestall untoward incidents and guarantee creaseless celebrations.
