'Consider direct free entry to those doing angapradakshanam'

: Madras High Court bench today directed the Joint commissioner of Sri Subramania Swamy temple at Tiruchendur to consider allowing direct free entry for devotees willing to do "AngaPradakshnam" (rolling around the temple clockwise).
Allowing a petition filed by one P M Ramasamy, Justices S Tamilvanan and V S Ravi said that the petitioner's demand was fair and reasonable and the temple authorities could permit the same.
The petitioner submitted that during Kandha Sashti festival pilgrims arrive from various countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and Sri Lanka. They observe penance for six days in Mandapams around the temple.
Besides this, the practice of anga Pradakshinam is also followed, after which they had to wait in long queues to offer worship to the main deity and they get tired or dehydrated.

He had requested temple authorities to permit devotees doing anga pradakshinam entry directly to the main deity's Sannadhi and cited the exampe of Tirupathi, where devotees doing this are allowed direct entry.
He sought a direction to this effect for the benefit of the devotees here doing angapradakshanam.