Hundreds attend temple ritual

PATHANAMTHITTA: Hundreds of devotees visited Bhagavathy Temple at Ezhamkulam, near Adoor, on Sunday to watch the Thookkom vazhipadu held as part of the annual Bharani festival in the Malayalam month of Kumbhom.



The ritual began at the temple at 6.30 a.m. Devaswom authorities said 634 Thookkom vazhipadu had been registered at the Devaswom office and the ritual was likely to be completed by Monday afternoon.



A splendid display of decorated chariots was also held on Saturday.