Less number of devotees arrive this year at Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills

The Chamundeshwari Temple on top of Chamundi Hills usually attracts a large number of devotees throughout the year, especially during the annual Dasara festival. However, this year, the footfalls are not there. The number of devotees visiting the hill shrine has dropped during the ongoing festival season. This could be because of the Cauvery agitation.
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 6 October 2016.

The drop in footfalls began from the first week of September this year ever since the Cauvery dispute between Karnataka and neighboring Tamil Nadu regained momentum.
The total number of devotees visiting the temple for free darshan is estimated to be three times the number of devotees who purchase tickets. As per estimates of temple authorities, around 1.5 lakh devotees had visited the shrine during September 2015. However, the corresponding number during September this year is not more than 75,000 to 80,000.
The Chamundi Hills used to be swarming with devotees and tourists during Dasara and it has remained relatively deserted this year.


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