Athi Varadar to be placed in standing position from Aug 1
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:24.07.2019
The deity of Athi Varadar would be placed in a standing position from August 1, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced on Tuesday.
“We have to follow the agama (in performing the rituals for Athi Varadar). I also went around the temple and reviewed the arrangements,” said the chief minister after holding a review meeting with the officials of Hindu religious and charitable endownments (HR&CE) department, police officers and officials of the district administration. Earlier, Palaniswami offered prayers at the Devarajaswamy temple and worshipped Athi Varadar.
After a gap of 40 years, Athi Varadar was taken out from the temple tank on July 1 and placed in a reclining position for the devotees to offer worship.
The CM was visiting the temple for the first time, after last Thursday’s stampede that claimed the lives of five devotees. “We will make even better arrangements when Athi Varadar arises next time, if we are alive with his blessings,” the CM said.
So far, a total of 30.50 lakh devotees have visited the temple and offered prayers. Special arrangements have been made for the differently abled and elderly persons coming to the temple. Necessary measures have been taken to attend to the medical needs of the devotees, he said.
However, some persons with disabilities complained that lack of facilities was causing hassles during worship. S Sridaran, a differently abled devotee from Chennai, said there were hardly any wheelchairs for senior citizens.
"We could find about 200 wheelchairs at the exit of the temple and almost nothing at the entrance. Poor arrangements and absence of information to access car parking forced my daughter to walk for five kilometres with me in the wheelchair on Monday," he said.
TIME FOR DEVOTION: Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami offers worship to Athi Varadar at Kancheepuram on Tuesday
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:24.07.2019
The deity of Athi Varadar would be placed in a standing position from August 1, chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami announced on Tuesday.
“We have to follow the agama (in performing the rituals for Athi Varadar). I also went around the temple and reviewed the arrangements,” said the chief minister after holding a review meeting with the officials of Hindu religious and charitable endownments (HR&CE) department, police officers and officials of the district administration. Earlier, Palaniswami offered prayers at the Devarajaswamy temple and worshipped Athi Varadar.
After a gap of 40 years, Athi Varadar was taken out from the temple tank on July 1 and placed in a reclining position for the devotees to offer worship.
The CM was visiting the temple for the first time, after last Thursday’s stampede that claimed the lives of five devotees. “We will make even better arrangements when Athi Varadar arises next time, if we are alive with his blessings,” the CM said.
So far, a total of 30.50 lakh devotees have visited the temple and offered prayers. Special arrangements have been made for the differently abled and elderly persons coming to the temple. Necessary measures have been taken to attend to the medical needs of the devotees, he said.
However, some persons with disabilities complained that lack of facilities was causing hassles during worship. S Sridaran, a differently abled devotee from Chennai, said there were hardly any wheelchairs for senior citizens.
"We could find about 200 wheelchairs at the exit of the temple and almost nothing at the entrance. Poor arrangements and absence of information to access car parking forced my daughter to walk for five kilometres with me in the wheelchair on Monday," he said.
TIME FOR DEVOTION: Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami offers worship to Athi Varadar at Kancheepuram on Tuesday
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