Thisrefers to the news report “Sri Kaleshwara Mukteshwar temple is Greater than Prayag: Priest,” (THI, May 21). The Antya Pushkaras at the Triveni Sangam of the Sarasvati River is a significant religious event, and the arrangements made for hundreds of thousands of devotees are commendable. Large gatherings of this nature, however, require equally serious attention to crowd management, sanitation, medical facilities, and river cleanliness. The spiritual importance of the occasion must be matched by administrative preparedness. Authorities must ensure that the sacred experience for pilgrims is not undermined by inadequate infrastructure or pollution of the very waters in which devotees seek to bathe and be cleansed. Proper planning today will preserve the sanctity of such events for future generations.

S P Suganya Devi, Coimbatore