Over 2 lakh devotees likely to attend Vaikunta Ekadasi at Parthasarathy temple: P.K. Sekarbabu

Over two lakh devotees expected at Parthasarathy Perumal temple for Vaikunta Ekadasi, special arrangements made for smooth darshan.

Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments P.K. Sekarbabu on Friday said over two lakh devotees were expected to be present for the early darshan at the Parthasarathy Perumal temple in Triplicane on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 10.

Speaking to mediapersons after inspecting the arrangements for the festival, he said the Paramapadha Vaasal would be opened at 4.30 a.m. that day. A total of 1,500 tickets, priced ₹500 each, would be sold online on January 6 for those wanting to witness the opening of the doors. Five hundred persons would be allowed free entry on the occasion on a first-come-first-served basis.

Mr. Sekarbabu said special darshan had been arranged for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and expecting mothers. They can enter through the rear gopuram of the temple, the Narasimha Shrine side, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

A total of 600 police personnel will be on duty that day. Five medical camps, two ambulances, drinking water and mobile toilet facility and 32 additional closed-circuit television cameras have been arranged, he added.