Amid heavy turnout of devotees to Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, residents of the temple town of Srirangam have sought installation of lights on the passages beneath the outer gopurams around the shrine as a safety measure. Provision of lights beneath the outer gopurams had been a felt need, which should be addressed by the authorities concerned at the earliest when the …
A coordination meeting of officials of various government departments was held at the Collectorate here on Friday in connection with the preparations for the ‘Vaikunta Ekadasi’ festival at Srirangam Sri Renganathaswamy temple. Presided over by Collector M. Pradeep Kumar, the meeting was attended by Commissioner of Police N. Kamini, District Revenue Officer R. Rajalakshmi and the temple’s Joint Commissoner / …
P. Jayaraman, Joint Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Chennai, on Monday inspected the arrangements at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in connection with the ongoing Vaikunta Ekadasi festival that commenced on December 12. Accompanied by the temple’s Joint Commissioner Mariappan and HR&CE department officials, Mr. Jayaraman spent over three hours at the temple complex. Mr. Jayaraman inspected …
District Collector M. Pradeep Kumar on Friday held a coordination meeting with officials of all government departments regarding the arrangements to be made in advance in connection with the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival to be held from December 12 to January 2 at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. The Collector asked the police to put in place necessary security besides traffic …