According to guidelines issued by the Tamil Nadu State government and the District authority in consideration of the Covid situation, Arunachaleswarar Temple authority issued Admission tickets for devotees for the Karthigai Deepam Festival.
The Temple issued 3000 tokens for local devotees and 10,000 tokens for devotees from other Districts and States. Thus a total of 13,000 devotees who have been issued Admission tokens will be allowed inside the Temple from November 7, 2021 to November 23, 2021 except for the dates Wednesday 17 November, 2021 to Saturday 20 November, 2021.
The Deepam festival started on November 7, 2021 with the Durgai Amman Utsavam and ends on November 28, 2021 with Sri Chandikeswar procession—the Festival is thus celebrated for a total of 17 days.
