Thai Poosam: Devotees fulfil vow at temples in Tamil Nadu, Singapore, Malaysia

Thousands of devotees thronged temples dedicated to Lord Muruga at Palani, Tiruchendur, Tiruparankunram and Solai Malai to offer worship on the auspicious Thaipoosam day on Sunday. 

Officials had made elaborate arrangements for the devotees who gathered in lakhs in Palani. The devotees were bearing different types of ‘kavadis’ to offer to the Lord Muruga from the foothills. 

Meanwhile, Dingigul SP Saravanan said for the first time police was using Heli-cam to monitor the devotees. He said that CCTVs had been installed in 100 places along the route by which the devotees come to the temple by foot. Special buses were being operated to carry the devotees to Palani from various places, officials said.

Lakhs of Tamils in Singapore and Malaysia thronged the streets for an annual religious procession to fulfil vows and offer prayers to the deity Muruga. For the first time in 40 years, live music was allowed throughout the four-kilometre journey in Singapore. Other religious followers too joined the rally.