Residents of several localities around the Thiruparankundram hill on Sunday lit lamps and hoisted yellow Murugan flags outside their homes, reiterating their demand that the traditional Karthigai Deepam be lit at the Deepathoon on the hilltop.
Women in Pamban Nagar, Karumariamman Kovil Street, Shakthi Vinayagar Kovil Street, Balaji Street, Velli Malai Street, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar and surrounding areas tied rooster flags bearing the image of Lord Murugan in front of their homes. They lit rows of lamps and held a collective prayer, urging the Tamil Nadu government and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to implement the court order permitting the Deepam to be lit at the summit.
The residents also emphasised that their ongoing protests – lighting lamps, hoisting Murugan flags and recording videos of their demonstrations are expressions of long-standing local sentiment. They asserted that attempts to portray the demand for hilltop Deepam lighting as agitation by Hindutva groups or external forces were misleading, stating that devotees who live around the hill have consistently sought adherence to the traditional practice.
The D-stock “insight” thinks he knows all the rituals of the locals, but once again ends up exposing his own ignorance — this, despite clear newspaper reports. Here is yet another news report confirming that it is a protest.
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Locals said the videos emerging from the neighbourhood clearly show that the demand is rooted in community participation and long-held custom.
Source: Dinamalar
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