Devotees canceled permission for Chithirai Vasantha festival 2021

Usually, the ‘Chithirai Vasantha Vizha’ Spring Festival in the Tamil Calendar month of Chithirai, is celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in a grand manner every year in the famous Lord Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai.

However, this year’s Spring Festival, scheduled to be celebrated from 17th April until 26th April, will be celebrated with no participation from the devotees who have not been allowed due to the prevalent raging resurgent coronavirus pandemic giving due consideration to the safety and health of the devotees as well as the guidelines given by the central government in this regard, the important ceremonies as per the timetable and the adornment of the deities and the Deeparadhanai will be performed within the ‘temple Yadhasthaanam’ itself!