Accompanied by Minister for Public Works and Motorways EV Velu and collector K. Tharpagaraj, Minister Sekar Babu checked the temple premises and Mada Street. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Minister of Hindu religious and charity foundations (HR & CE) PK Sekar Babu said on Thursday on Thursday that the existing special Darshan ticket for 50 GBP in the temple of Arunaclashware in Tiruvannamei will soon double to provide more civic equipment to visit dedicated.
Accompanied by Minister for Public Works and Motorways EV Velu and collector K. Tharpagaraj, Mr. Babu inspected the temple premises and streets of Mada in the city. He also interact with devotees about existing civic equipment and security arrangements available in the temple and a 14 km long journey of Girivallam.
“Since most devotees come from neighboring countries such as Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, special Darshan tickets will soon be increased to 100 GBP. Darshan will be given more time in the temple,” he said.
Among the civic equipment, the Minister said that other water taps and sessions for seniors and people with disabilities will be established in the temple. Digital boards will also be installed at different places in the temple to provide devoted timing of special shoes.
Soon a special arena with a capacity of 2,000 people will be made for those devoted to special tickets to Darshan to allow them to worship smoothly. “There are also steps to build other accommodation facilities for pilgrims. The landing near Raja GoPuram from the temple was identified to build a waiting hall for a dedicated to the price of 1.97 crore.
The Minister said that more queues will be created in the free Darshan so that more devotees can visit the temple. The special queue will be introduced for seniors and pregnant women to make Darshan easily. Other batteries will also be operated to help people with disabilities move inside the temple.
Published – 18 July 2025 01:13 IS
