Nagula Chavithi celebrated with religious fervour across Visakhapatnam

VISAKHAPATNAM Nagula Chavithi was celebrated with religious fervour and traditional enthusiasm across Visakhapatnam on Friday, with devotees thronging snake pits at several locations in the city to offer prayers. Men, women and children, dressed in traditional attire, visited temples and snake pits from early in the morning and performed special rituals.

Devotees offered milk, eggs and other traditional offerings to the serpent deity, seeking blessings for the well-being and prosperity of their families. The celebrations also witnessed people bursting firecrackers at several locations.

Several prominent locations, including Steel Plant Quarters Road, the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Kambalakonda, Port Stadium, and areas around Lord Shiva temples and the Yellamma Temple at Jagadamba Junction, witnessed large gatherings. Devotees also gathered at snake pits near Polytechnic College in Kancharapalem, Shivajipalem Road, NAD, Madhavadhara, Kailasagiri, Visalakshi Nagar, Sagar Nagar, stretch between Tenneti Park to Bheemunipatnam and other parts of the city.