Karthigai Deepam lit only at Deepa Mandapam for over 150 years, T.N. tells SC
There has never existed any established practice, custom, or even a prior claim of lighting the Karthigai Deepam on the summit of the Thirupparankundram Hill or at the stone pillar “now described as the deepathoon”, says govt.

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Karthigai Deepam lit only at Deepa Mandapam for over 150 years, T.N. tells SC (opens The Hindu in a new tab)
There has never existed any established practice, custom, or even a prior claim of lighting the Karthigai Deepam on the summit of the Thirupparankundram Hill or at the stone pillar “now described as the deepathoon”, says govt.


