Karaikal:
Thousands of devotees from Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and other States thronged the renowned Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Temple at Thirunallar near Karaikal on Saturday, also a public holiday to mark Gandhi Jayanthi.The Sri Saneeswara Bhagavan shrine, part of the Sri Dharbaranyeswarar Swamy Devasthanam, witnesses a large number of devotees every Saturday. The crowd surged through the morning, with devotees waiting in long queues for darshan. A special abhishekam was performed for Saneeswara Bhagavan using various ritual substances and the deity was later adorned with silver armour, followed by a maha deeparadhana.
Devotees also lit sesame oil lamps and offered prayers to Saneeswara Bhagavan. In view of the heavy turnout, the temple administration had made arrangements to facilitate the movement and darshan of devotees.
