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With terrible heatwave blowing crossed Rayalaseema for the past fortnight and pushing the mercury levels beyond 42 Celsius mark, respective pockets successful the portion received invited showers connected Sunday. Tirupati witnessed abrupt downpour by afternoon, bringing the much-needed alleviation to pilgrims visiting from assorted States.
Over the years, Tirupati has received dense downpour successful the archetypal week of May, coinciding with the opening of the yearly people festival ‘Thathayagunta Gangamma Jatara’, which occurs astir the aforesaid time. The festival volition statesman connected May 5, and arsenic such, the rainfall came arsenic nary astonishment to the autochthonal residents. However, the western, arsenic good arsenic the eastbound belts of the district, remained breezy and cloudy for the full day, but witnessed nary rainfall.
