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Nellai City Gears Up for Vinayagar Immersion Today: 100 Idols to be Submerged Amid Tight Security
- •400 Vinayagar idols were installed across Nellai district, with 100 in the city area, for Vinayagar Chathurthi.
- •The 100 idols consecrated in Nellai city will be taken in a procession this evening for immersion.
- •Processions will start from Town Theradi ground and Palayamkottai Shiva Temple Theradi ground.
- •Idols will be immersed in a temporary pond near Perathu Selvi Amman Temple in Vannarpettai.
- •Approximately 1,000 police personnel in the city and 1,200 across the district are deployed for security.
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A total of 400 Vinayagar idols were installed across the Nellai district by Hindu organizations, which included 100 idols in the city area and 300 in other parts of the district, and these city idols were scheduled for immersion.
Idols worshipped in the Nellai Town area were processed from the Town Theradi ground, while those from Palayamkottai started from the Shiva Temple Theradi ground, and both sets were brought to Vannarpettai to be immersed in a temporary pond near the Perathu Selvi Amman Temple.
Under the leadership of City Police Commissioner Deshmukh Shekhar Sanjay and guidance from other officials, approximately 1,000 police personnel were deployed in Nellai city, with an additional 1,200 police personnel deployed across the rest of the district under SP Visvesh Shastri.
