Nagula Chaviti celebrated with fervour
The Hindu
Devotees performed special pujas at anthills
Thousands of devotees celebrated Nagula Chaviti festival by performing puja at anthills in Guntur, Krishna and NTR Districts.
The anthills were decorated with flowers and milk was offered before the anthills in the name of Snake God, on October 30, (Saturday).
The devotees, including children, visited the anthills at different places and in temples and offered sacred ‘haratis’.
Heavy rush was seen at Sri Subramanyeswara Swamy temple at Ayyappa Nagar, Sri Parvathi Sametha Ramalingeswara Swamy temple at Yenamalakuduru, and the anthills at Nunna, S.R.R. College, Agiripalli, Ajit Singh Nagar, Ibrahimpatnam and other places.
The Endowments Department officials arranged queue lines at Shivalayams and Subramanyeswara Swami Devastanams for the festival. At some anthills, long queues were seen.
Villagers offered milk and dropped eggs at the anthills at Nunna, Agiripalli, Kondapalli and other places.