MYLAPORE TIMES asked, on its FaceBook page, suggestions on how the team at Sri Kapali Temple could better manage a festival like Shivarathri.
Here are a selection of the comments.
Kindly arrange for vehicles parking, especially for cars. Otherwise, please block the 3 and 4-wheelers one kilometre from temple entrance.
Nothing changes. The same chaos will happen. These festivals are a chance for hawkers to make an extra buck. They are there in every nook and corner. It’s a bit late for any remedial action. HR & CE should contract about 100 security guards to regulate the whole temple area during Shivarathri.
People can be appointed to make the queue move faster so that all devotees have less waiting time.
Please remove hawkers in temple zone and make pavements free from illegal grabs.
Flower vendors on the tank side temple entrance are occupying nearly half of the road, making it difficult even to walk. This may be streamlined.
Sri Kapali kovil officers should rent a private parking place nearby – the P. S. School ground for example – for parking. Make mada veethis free from cars during on special days.
Please don’t allow cars and heavy vehicles on Mada Streets for the festival.
In managing the crowd the authorities make a huge noise spoiling the divine atmosphere. Also, at most times the gurukkal as well the paid darshan people hide the straight view of lingam/ amman…Can they erect a structure that can give us all a good view?
Advance booking (paid tickets) with specific time slots can be provided. The waiting time in the queue is long.
Please don’t allow devotees to throw plastic/ wrappers inside and outside the temple premises.
VIP darshan must not be allowed and better crowd management needed.
Stop motorists on Mada Streets. Mada Streets should be devoid of vehicles permanently – for people to enjoy Mylapore.
Don’t allow VIPs and MLAs when they land up. Give time slot for everyone. Keep car park away from temple zone and use golf carts to pick up people, mainly seniors.
Crowd management near the garba-graha is not done properly. Pay attention to this.
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