Officials step up surveillance around Siva temples in forest-fringe areas
The Hindu
Having missed the Maha Sivaratri festivities last year due to the COVID restrictions, the enthusiasm among the people of Chittoor district to take part in the festivities this year has only doubled. A
Having missed the Maha Sivaratri festivities last year due to the COVID restrictions, the enthusiasm among the people of Chittoor district to take part in the festivities this year has only doubled.
Apart from the famous Srikalahasteeswara temple in the district, over a dozen temples, nestled in reserve forests of Chittoor East, West, and Tirupati wildlife divisions, are dedicated to Lord Siva. These temples attract hoards of devotees several days before the mega festival on March 1.

On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












