: Over 3,400 special buses and 20 special trains will operate to Tiruvannamalai town for Maha Deepam on December 13. Collector D. Bhaskara Pandian, along with Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department officials, inspected the arrangements in place, including civic amenities such as temporary bus stands and sanitary facilities on Girivalam path and Arunachaleswara temple premises on Wednesday. In view …
Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundarajan have sparred over the 'Girivalam' walk, with Soundarajan mocking the recent remarks of Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalayan against speaking ill of Hindu religion. Stalin, in turn, clarified that he had gone to the foothills of the Tiruvannamalai temple to oversee the arrangements for the 'Girivalam' walk …
TIRUVANNAMALAI: Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin chaired a review meeting on Friday and inspected the facilities developed for devotees along the Girivalam route, ahead of the Thirukarthigai Deepam festival. Nearly 40-50 lakh devotees are expected to attend the Maha Deepam event on December 22, with the government anticipating six lakh devotees for the Thirukarthigai Deepam procession on December 13, he …
Over 50 years after it had been encroached upon, 9.5 acres of government land, worth ₹90 crore, on Manalurpet Road near Girivalam path in Tiruvannamalai town, was retrieved on Saturday. Officials of the Revenue Department, to whom the land belongs, said that the vast open plot, as well as a local pond, Thiruvan Kulam, had been encroached upon, mainly to …
Additional free washroom complexes for pilgrims will be coming up on reserve forest land along the 14-km Girivalam path, taking advantage of its large track of vacant space. Velu a few days ago inspected at least five spots along the path, including the Chengam Road junction, near the Town West police station, and the spot near the Sri Lankan Tamils …
