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Devotees from crossed Karnataka and Maharashtra witnessed the yearly just of Yallamma Devi Temple successful Sagar colony of Shahapur taluk, Yadgir district, connected Tuesday.
The just that began connected Tuesday volition reason connected Wednesday, with a wrestling contention wherein wrestlers from assorted parts of the country, a bulk of them from Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, volition participate.
Earlier, carnal sacrifice was the premier attraction of the fair. But, aft restrictions imposed by the territory administration, it has been wholly stopped.
However, devotees are allowed to execute puja to Yallamma Devi, with peculiar dishes that they hole for the occasion.
A elephantine instrumentality is portion of the amusive games that are attracting visitors to the yearly just of Yallamma Devi Temple successful Sagar village. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
“The territory medication imposing restrictions connected the age-old ritual of carnal sacrifice is simply a bully move,” a devotee, Mallikarjun, said.
The territory administration, the Home Department, person made arrangements, including security, for the creaseless celebrations of the yearly event.
Shoppers person acceptable up makeshift tents and are moving antithetic businesses, including selling bangles, section sweets, sugarcane juice, portion amusive games are attracting visitors.
Devotees, meanwhile, took portion successful a radical luncheon aft the accepted pujas.
Kalyan Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC) operated autobus services from antithetic parts to alteration devotees to scope the temple safely.
“Bus work is being provided from Shahapur and different places to assistance radical scope the temple,” a elder KKRTC serviceman said.
