Fervour marks Aadi Krithika in Chittoor
The Hindu
Over one lakh devotees from Chittoor leave for Tiruttani in Tamil Nadu
The Aadi Krithika festival on Saturday has brought in festive mood in several parts of Chittoor district, close to the Tamil Nadu border.The Aadi Krithika festival on Saturday has brought in festive mood in several parts of Chittoor district, close to the Tamil Nadu border.
The festival occurs in the month of Aadi (as per the Tamil almanac) and is an important occasion at all the temples of Lord Subramanya Swamy.
Over one lakh devotees from Chittoor district left for Tiruttani in Tamil Nadu carrying Kavadi (a semicircular wooden with offerings to the Lord tied at both ends) on their shoulders and trekking the 365 steps of the hillock there.
Several groups of devotees were seen going on foot to reach Tiruttani from Puttur, Nagari, Karveti Nagaram, Nindra and Vijayapuram mandals.
The APSRTC plied special buses from Srikalahasti, Tirupati and Chittoor to Tiruttani and Palani in Tamil Nadu.
In Chittoor and Tirupati districts, the temples of Lord Muruga at Srikalahasti, Pakala and Palamaner were crowded with local devotees, who performed special pujas.
In Tirupati, hundreds of devotees thronged the Kapilatheertham and offered prayers to Lord Muruga.
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