Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department for filing an appeal against the Madras High Court's Madurai Bench order allowing devotees to light lamp
Visuals from the temple showed large crowds, police protection, devotees singing Lord Shiva hymns, and organised crowd management ensuring smooth movement for worshippers.
Banana stems, banana leaves, coconuts, lemons, and palm leaves used for making kozhukattai, and Karthigai earthen lamps were brought in from various parts of the region to meet the heightened demand ahead of the festival.
With vehicle entry sharply curtailed on Maha Deepam day, authorities have planned extensive traffic diversions. The general public will be directed to designated parking areas and temporary bus terminals on the outskirts.
As part of Tamil Nadu's oldest festival, Karthigai Deepam celebrations, the Maha Deepam was lighted at Arunachala Hills, Tiruvannamalai district in the presence of a large number of devotes on Friday evening.
Ahead of the Karthigai Deepam festival scheduled to be celebrated on December 13, the Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar temple in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai were decorated and lit with lights.
Organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the distinguished guests will bear witness to the lighting of earthen lamps on the auspicious occasion of Kartik Purnima, alongside the mesmerizing Ganga Arti and Dev Deepavali festivities at Kashi.
The riverfront ghats of the Ganges River, from Ravidas Ghat to Rajghat, will be illuminated with over a million earthen lamps (diyas) to honour the river Ganga and its presiding goddess.
The 'Karthigai Deepam' festival is held every year on the full moon day of the month of Karthikai. The festival is dedicated to Lord Kartikeya. People light clay lamps and pray for their family's wealth