Chennai, Nov 25 (PTI): Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has announced special bus services for devotees attending the Karthigai Deepam festival at the esteemed Sri Arunachaleshwar temple in Tiruvannamalai. The initiative was shared by the corporation on Tuesday.
The auspicious event started on November 24 with the traditional hoisting of the temple flag atop the flagmast. SETC managing director R Mohan stated that special buses will be deployed to accommodate long-distance travelers visiting the hill temple for this annual festival and ensuring their return trips. Buses will also be available from Chennai.
SETC will provide ultra-deluxe and air-conditioned buses equipped with seating and sleeper facilities departing from Nagercoil, Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Sengottai, Madurai, and Coimbatore on December 2 and 3.
Additionally, in light of the full moon (Pournami) festival in Tiruvannamalai, 160 buses, both air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned, will commute between Chennai and Tiruvannamalai on December 3 and 4.
These special services are available for booking as round trips through the official websites www.tnstc.in and the TNSTC app. Devotees are encouraged to use these services.
For further details on the bus services, devotees can contact the following numbers: Madurai - 94450 14426, Tirunelveli - 94450 14428, Nagercoil - 94450 14432, Tuticorin - 94450 14430, Coimbatore - 94450 14435, and Chennai Headquarters - 94450 14463 and 94450 14424.
In parallel, in Madurai, the 10-day Karthigai Deepam festival commenced with the ceremonial hoisting of the flag (Dwajarohanam) at the Sri Subramaniyaswamy temple in Tirupparankundram.
(Only the headline of this report may have been reworked by Editorji; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)