Devotees throng Shiva temples on first day of Karthika Masam
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VIZIANAGARAM/SRIKAKULAM: Lord Shiva temples wore festive look on Tuesday, the first day of ‘Karthika Masam,’ as special prayers and ‘Ksheerabhisekham’ were performed. Sri Pasupathinatheswara Swamy temple near the Ring Road, the Mudu Kovellu temple near Vizianagaram fort, and other temples witnessed a huge rush of devotees in the early hours to Tuesday morning.
Gudisa Shivakumar, president Pasupathinatheswara Swamy temple, Cherukuri Sridhar Secretary, and trustee Gudisa Srinivasa Rao told the media that special prayers including ‘Rudrabhisekhams would continue till December 8, 2026 in the temple premises. According to them, a Bharatanatyam performance would be organised on November 16, followed by a musical concert on November 23, 2006.
In Srikakulam district devotees from Odisha also visited the Srimukhalingam temple in Jalumuru mandal, Endala Mallikarjuna Swamy temple in Tekkali and Umarudra Koteswara Alayam in Srikakulam on the first day of Karthika Masam.
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