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Ayutha Puja: Special Pooja Performed for Century-Old Coonoor Mountain Railway Engine!
- •Mountain train services are operated daily from Mettupalayam railway station to Ooty.
- •The train operates on a rack-and-pinion track from Kallar in Coimbatore district to Coonoor using a vintage steam engine.
- •A special pooja was conducted for this century-old vintage engine on the auspicious occasion of Ayutha Puja.
- •Road workers on the Dharapuram to Tirupur bypass road also celebrated Ayutha Puja by worshiping their livelihood milestone.
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On the occasion of Ayutha Puja, a special pooja was performed for the century-old Coonoor mountain railway engine, which operates on the rack-and-pinion track between Mettupalayam and Ooty and features a vintage steam engine pushing from behind.
The mountain train travels on a rack-and-pinion railway track running from Kallar in Coimbatore district to Coonoor, utilizing a vintage steam engine that pushes the train from the back to the front instead of the conventional pulling method.
Road workers operating on the Dharapuram – Tirupur bypass road celebrated Ayutha Puja by performing a pooja to a milestone, which serves as the basis of their livelihood. They whitewashed the milestone, decorated it with turmeric, kumkum, sandalwood, and banana trees, and worshipped it by lighting frankincense and camphor.
