India to facilitate ferry travel for Sri Lankan pilgrims visiting religious festival in Tamil Nadu
The Government of India has agreed to facilitate the travel of Sri Lankan pilgrims through a ferry from Kankasanthurai in the North to Chennai in the State of Tamil Nadu.
India's Ministry of External Affairs in a statement issued Thursday said that the central Government was approached on behalf of Lord Shiva devotees in northern Sri Lanka, who had expressed a desire to visit the Thillai Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram to participate in a religious festival.
The "Maarkazhi Thiruvaathirai" (Aarudraa Dharshana Festival), will be held next week (24 December 2017 - 3 January 2018). This is a major festival at a particularly sacred temple for both Indians and Sri Lankans.
In response to the request, Government of India has agreed to facilitate the travel of pilgrims through a ferry from...