TN To Run 10k Buses For Karthigai Deepam Fest

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (TNSTC) will operate 10,109 buses from various cities across the state to Tiruvannamalai for the Karthigai Deepam festival.

These special services will run from December 12 to 15. Out of these, 1,982 buses will operate from Chennai, and 8,127 buses will ply from other regions, including Salem, Vellore, Kan-cheepuram, Puducherry, Kumbakonam, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Tirunelveli.

Passengers, particularly those travelling long distances, can book round-trip tickets via the TNSTC website (www.tnstc.in) or the official TNSTC app.

The 10-day Karthigai Deepam festival centred around the Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannama-lai, began on December 4.