Tiruvannamalai

2022 - 12 - 6

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Crowds of devotees gather to witness Maha Deepam in ... (The Hindu)

The puja culminated with the lighting of the Maha Deepam at 6 p.m atop the Annamalai Hills.

When the Maha Deepam was lit atop the 2,668 feet-high-hill, around 2,500 people were allowed to climb the hill. As the Maha Deepam was lit on Tuesday, thousands of devotees occupied every inch of space on the four Mada Streets and Sannithi Street chanting ‘Arunchaleshwara’ repeatedly. Devotees said that the deployed police personnel were of little use to guide them on the Girivalam path and around the temple as most of them were from other districts and were not familiar with the town.

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Tiruvannamalai Deepam Festival 2022 | திருவண்ணாமலை ... (Oneindia Tamil)

Tiruvannamalai Deepam Festival 2022 | திருவண்ணாமலை தீபத்திருவிழா | அரோகரா போட்டு கொண்டாடிய பக்தர்கள்.

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Fire in Annamalai Hills in Tiruvannamalai on Maha Deepam, Forest ... (The Hindu)

A senior Forest Dept official said some miscreants set fire to thick bushes at the foothills; the flames were put out within half hour.

Immediately, they alerted the police, who in turn informed the local Forest officials as a major portion of the hills come under the control of the Forest Department. As the temple is surrounded by thick reserve forests, 150 Forest officials were also deployed to monitor any trespass into forest areas during the festival. However, land around the foothills, spanning a distance of 6 km belongs to the Revenue Department.

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