Vijaya Bharathi

Traveling to the hill top and to the bottom of the hill was a happy experience. But the crowd at the temple was hilarious. If you want to peacefully pray without any rush, do avoid during dashehra time. We went during that time, and were crumbled in the crowd even after going in the ₹100 ticket queue. The line to the garbhagriha is small. But until you see the Devi, the struggle is real.
If you are traveling with family, especially infants, or toddlers or even old people avoid public holidays.