Prayers and Pongala at homes keeps city unusually quiet
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COVID-19 scenario restricts Attukal Pongala from being the usual gala affair
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COVID-19 scenario restricts Attukal Pongala from being the usual gala affair
The milling multitudes and the burning brick hearths that annually line city streets on Attukal Pongala day were missing on Saturday.
For all intents and purposes, the day was like any other in the State capital as women devotees made the annual Pongala offering to Attukal Bhagavathy, the presiding deity of one of the capital city’s landmark temples, from the safety of their homes, given the worrisome COVID-19 scenario.