Devotees throng temples in Vizag on Maha Sivaratri
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Children playing on a swing erected at Jalaripeta on the occasion of Maha Sivaratri in Visakhapatnam on Thursday. They will play games to stay awake throughout the night, in accordance with tradition.
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K.R. DEEPAK
Spiritual fervour and gaiety marked the Maha Sivaratri celebrations in the city on Thursday. Devotees thronged the temples of Lord Siva and had darshan from the early hours. Special pujas were performed at the temples to mark the occasion.
Swings were erected on the beach and near Jalaripeta and children were seen enjoying on them. They stayed awake all through the night, in accordance with the tradition in villages as well as many parts of the city.
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Holy dip at four Pushkar Ghats on Maha Sivaratri
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The Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) has made elaborate arrangements for Maha Sivaratri that will be celebrated on March 11, allowing devotees to take holy dips in four ghats of the Godavari Markandeya Ghat, Saraswathi, Kotilingala and Pushkar ghats.
On Monday, RMC Commissioner Abhishikth Kishore inspected the ghats and security measures apart from deployment of sanitation staff to collect the water to be dumped in the river and the ghats on March 11.
Thousands of devotees from across the State are expected to throng the city to take the holy dip in the Godavari before offering prayers to Lord Shiva by the river.