Live
- Radhika Apte welcomes first child, shares heartfelt post
- Jacqueline dazzles at Da-Bangg Reloaded concert
- Time to boost measures to prevent drowning, save children: WHO
- TDP achieves milestone with 73 lakhs membership registration, says Chandrababu
- South Korea: Main Oppn hails Yoon's impeachment motion passage as 'victory for people, democracy'
- RG Kar issue: Tension flared over parallel protests by Congress, SUCI(C) outside CBI offices
- After furore, Central Railway revokes order to raze Lord Hanuman Temple at Dadar
- Now hoteliers' body in Bengal's Alipurduar shut doors for Bangladeshi tourists
- District Collector Encourages Students to Utilize Government Facilities for a Better Future
- Per capita availability of fruits, vegetables increases in India
Visakhapatnam: Nagula Chavithi celebrated with fervour
Devotees thronging Sri Renuka Yallamma Ammavari Temple to offer prayers to serpent God on the occasion of Nagula Chavithi at Allipuram in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday Photo: A Pydiraju
People throng snake pits and Lord Nagendra temples to offer milk and other edible items to the serpent God
Visakhapatnam: Carrying sachets of milk, fresh flowers, incense sticks, camphor and sweetmeats, many headed to temples and snake pits to offer prayers to serpent Gods here on Wednesday.
Nagula Chavithi, which falls on the fourth day after Diwali, was observed with fervour across Visakhapatnam.
People thronged snake pits and Lord Nagendra temples to offer milk and other edible items to the serpent God. The snake pits in several neighbourhoods were heaped with milk, eggs and flowers. Many women observed fasting on the day. It is believed that praying serpent God aids in getting rid of illness and hence the festival gains larger significance amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
However, in several temples, including Sri Renuka Yellamma Ammavari temple, Shri Shiridi Sai Baba Spiritual Centre, Rajarajeswari Ammavari temple, people were seen without masks and hardly maintaining social distance while offering prayers. For many, masks have become a mere 'accessory' as they were often pulled down to their neck or chin.
In some localities, crackers were also burst on the occasion.
