Lodges and different lodging services in Kumbakonam witness heavy rush on the weekends and pageant days.
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The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department is all set to begin the development of the much-awaited Yatri Nivas in the temple city of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district to cater to the wants of pilgrims.
Kumbakonam is one of the essential temple cities in Tamil Nadu and a busy buying and selling centre. Some of the well-known temples situated in and across the metropolis embody Adi Kumbeswarar Swami Temple, Nageswara Swami Temple, Darasuram Airavateswarar Temple, Swamimalai Swaminatha Temple, Oppiliappan Koil and Shiva temples at Thiruvidaimaruthur, Thirubhuvanam, and Thirunageswaram.
Thousands of pilgrims from numerous components of the nation throng town, which is situated on the banks of the Cauvery, yearly to provide worship on the temples and go to mutts and non secular establishments close by. According to locals, the lodges and different lodging services in Kumbakonam witness heavy rush on the weekends and pageant days.
A pair of years in the past, Kumbakonam MLA Okay. Anbazhagan had raised the demand in the Legislative Assembly requesting the State authorities to assemble Yatri Nivas in town contemplating the heavy footfall of pilgrims and full occupancy charge of the prevailing lodging services through the pageant season.
Accordingly, the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department recognized a parcel of land on the Kumbakonam-Sakkottai Road that belongs to Nageswara Swami Temple. The division had known as for tenders to construct a two-storey constructing with numerous services for pilgrims.
Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin laid the muse stone for the Yatri Nivas building final week by means of video convention. According to sources, the proposed pilgrim’s lodging facility will come up at a price of ₹8.93 crore and have separate dormitories for pilgrims and drivers, cottages, and particular cottages moreover separate areas for workplaces and eating places.
The proposed Yatri Nivas at Kumbakonam is probably going to augur properly to cater to the wants of pilgrims and vacationers and supply them with higher hospitality at reasonably priced value.