The Mysuru City Police have issued orders banning private vehicles to Chamundi Hills during Ashada Fridays and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti scheduled during June and July.
The devotees wishing to visit Chamundeshwari temple on Ashada Fridays scheduled for June 23 and 30 and July 7 and 14, besides Chamundeshwari Vardhanti, will have to board the free KSRTC shuttle buses operating from the foothills.
The authorities have banned entry of private vehicles to Chamundi Hills in view of the large number of devotees flocking to Chamundeshwari Temple during Ashada Fridays and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti, causing chaos on the roads and at parking lots.