Banned: Piercing of green apples on the bodies of devotees is prohibited.
SOME three tonnes of unclaimed shoes and slippers are found on the temple grounds every year after Thaipusam.
That estimated amount, said Sri Maha Mariamman Temple Dhevasthanam honorary secretary R.T. Sundaram, contributed to the 320 tonnes of waste collected last year.
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