Mysuru, July 17 -- * Thousands of devotees visit Chamundeshwari Temple

* Private vehicles to the hilltop banned for the weekend

Thousands of devotees from Mysuru and surrounding districts visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill here on the occasion of the first Ashada Friday.

Devotees were seen assembling at the Shashiranjan Grounds, located near Hotel Lalitha Mahal Palace, early in the morning to board the KSRTC buses to the hilltop. The authorities have banned private vehicles to hilltop during the weekends to avoid rush. Instead, KSRTC will be operating buses on regular intervals during weekends in the month of Ashada.

The District Administration had made separate arrangement for parking of four wheelers and two wheele...