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The yearly people festival ‘Gangamma Jatara’ successful Tirupati witnessed a oversea of humanity connected Tuesday (May 12, 2026), the last time of the nine-day event.
The item of the time was “Perantalu Vesham”, wherever men dressed up arsenic women visited the temple to connection prayers. It is an past signifier for antheral devotees to sojourn the temple dressed arsenic women, which is seen arsenic a signifier of paying obeisance to womanhood.
Another past signifier is the carrying of “Chapparalu,” a colourful bamboo-based operation resembling a chariot, which is bound to the enarthrosis and supported firmly connected the head.
People carrying the “Chapparalu” danced to the rhythmic beats of the people percussion instruments successful a procession to the temple.
The idol of goddess Gangamma successful the sanctum sanctorum was decorated with uncommon jewels connected the peculiar occasion. The smashing of the clay idol installed astatine the temple entranceway successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday (May 13) volition people the extremity to the nine-day people festival.
