Devotees are not allowed to climb the Arunachala Hills in Tiruvannamalai for the Maha Deepam festival

A group of local fishermen who traditionally light the lamp atop the hills on Maha Deepam day as part of the Karthigai Deepam festivities would be allowed to climb. | Photo credit: special arrangement Devotees will not be allowed to climb the Arunachala Hills near Arunachaleswara temple in Tiruvannamalai town on the occasion of Maha […]