The Temple Town of Tiruvannamalai is gearing up for the Chitra Pournami festival on May 4-5, and 13 temporary bus terminus have been set up to operate 1,958 special buses for the festival.
Accompanied by Tiruvannamalai SP K. Karthikeyan, Collector B. Murugesh inspected Rajagopuram and surrounding areas at Arunachaleswarar temple and the 14-km-Girivalam path on Wednesday for the festival, which is expected to attract more than 15 lakh visitors for the two-day event. The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC), Vellore division, will operate 200 special buses from Vellore, Tirupattur, Arcot, Sholighur, Chennai, Tambaram and Bengaluru to Tiruvannamalai for the festival.
“Apart from 27 trains that come to Tiruvannamalai, eight special trains will also be operated for the festival. Over 100 free shuttle services, mostly school buses, will be operated within the town to help visitors to travel easily,” Collector B. Murugesh said.
