Devotees banned from undertaking Girivalam’ during the Full Moon Day in the month of Margazhi!

The District Collector of Thiruvannamalai has announced that the devotees are banned from undertaking girivalam (Traditionally, the devotees undertake a walking trip around the bottom of the sacred Thiruvannamalai Mountain and then have Darshan of the Lord Arunachaleswarar) during the Full Moon Day (Pournami) occasion in the Tamil Calendar Month of Margazhi on 18th & 19th December@!