Devotees Reaching Tamil Nadu Temple Told to Follow Safety Guidelines

Anantapur: The Tamil Nadu police has urged the AP police to advise caution to devotees from the state reaching the Arunachaleswara Temple in Tiruvannamalai for the Maha Deepam and Giri Pradakshina on December 13.

In view of the heavy rush, devotees flooding Tiruvannamalai should strictly follow the safety guidelines set by the temple, a TN police advisory to AP police said.

Large crowds of devotees from AP are visiting Tiruvannamali to participate in the 12km long Giri Pradakshinam and the Maha Deepam programme.

Satya Sai district SP, V Rathna, said special buses from Satya Sai, Tirupati and Chittoor and APSRTC buses will be allowed to park at two temporary bus stands in AKS Nagar area near the Tiruvannamalai Bypass Road.

In addition, 13 temporary car-parking slots were set up on Vellore Road. AP vehicles should park in the permitted places to avoid traffic inconvenience, the advisory said.

The temple is providing free buses from the parking places to the Arunachaleswara shrine. Devotees can get route map links after sending a message to Whatsapp number 9363622330 of Tiruvannamalai police.

The TN police also directed the devotees not to lit deepams at the four main gopurams of the temple, as part of a safety control.