"The previous collector was strict with the organisers with the arrangements and insisted on tin roof structures, but the present administration seems disinterested," commented K Jayakumar, municipal councillor of Virudhunagar town. Locals recall that the previous collector, M Balaji, insisted on erecting tin tents. Last year district administration played an active role in making arrangements for the festival. In case of any untoward incident, many will die in the ensuing stampede itself," Pandiarajan rued. They have blocked the roads and the town will be cramped on the festival days. "The festival is organised by private parties and they tend to violate every norm in the book. A spark can create havoc because the summer heat is intense this year," said A P R Pandiarajan, a resident of the town. Fire pots are carried in procession and cooking is done in the open. "We are apprehensive as we know how the festival is celebrated at Mariamman temple. The biggest tent, covering 4,500 sq ft has come up at Desapandhu Grounds near the temple. Three 350-square feet tents have been raised at Virudhunagar Teppam West and East and near Ariviyalmandram. Four huge thatched tents have been erected by the festival organisers. The danger enhances as the summer festival involves procession in which fire pots are carried by the faithful and open cooking is held to offer 'Pongal'. Locals have already expressed about the fire risk posed by thatched tents erected for the festival. While the temple authorities are making efforts to make the event a success, they have overlooked a potential threat, rather danger, which is lurking on the festival grounds. “Persons who are not differently abled are also welcome to register for the ‘swayamvaram.’Īnd this has been an amazing success, so much so that “In the last two years, 77 couples have been united through our initiative” according to the Welfare Association for the Differently Abled.VIRUDHUNAGAR: Mariamman temple festival scheduled for April 7 and 8 at Virudhunagar town will be celebrated with gusto by about two-lakh people who are expected to congregate here in a few days. The Differently Abled Women’s Welfare Association holds a yearly event where disabled singles can chose a partner. In ancient time swayamvara was a form of arranged marriage whereby a girl of marriageble age chose a husband in one day from a list of eligible men and was subsequently married that same evening.Ī modern form of ‘Swayamvaram’ was started a few years ago in Madurai to match differently abled couples. I particularly liked the scheme in Madurai called swayamvara. It has made great strides in trying to integrate transgender people into society and includes welfare schemes initiated by the Government. Tamil Nadu has an estimated population of more than 30,000 transgender people. The south of India still has pockets of communist mayors and this has resulted in a general higher level of education, health care and social welfare than other parts of India. Much of southern India had had socialist and even Communist Party of India elected regional governments since independence and I was staying at the Moskva Hotel, really an Indian businessman’s hotel, so great food as usual. Praying outside temple.everyone stops at some point around the temple to pray.
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