People visit replicas of Arupadai Veedu ahead of Lord Murugan conference
For the people witnessing the six abodes of Lord Murugan, located in different parts of Tamil Nadu, under one roof was a once in a lifetime opportunity. The people from far and near thronged the venue throughout the day. People were seen clicking photographs and selfies enthusiastically in front of the replicas of the temples with their family members and friends. They were given prasadam following the darshan.
Security has been beefed up at the venue of the conference to handle the crowd. People from far and near are expected to come to the event. Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan will be attending the conference. Considering that leaders from other States and State BJP leaders will be attending the event, additional security arrangements have been made by Madurai City police.
The police have announced temporary traffic diversions in the city in view of the conference and in order to ease traffic congestion along the route. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi who earlier in the day participated in the International Yoga Day event at Velammal Global School visited the venue of the conference. He went around the venue and took a look at the statues of Lord Murugan placed inside each of the six replicas of the six abodes of Lord Murugan.
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