People thronged the Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple at Srisailam in large numbers using all modes of transport on Saturday. Many who had vowed to reach the temple on foot, took the Nallamala forest route via Venkatapuram to reach the temple on time for Sivaratri on March 1.
Police kept a watch on the movement of devotees en route and several non-governmental organisations distributed food, buttermilk and water along the pathway. Adults, children, and the disabled all enthusiastically walked in the hot sun with mercury crossing 35° Celcius.
Meanwhile, temple executive officer S. Lavanna and his wife presented silk robes to the presiding deities on behalf of the State government.
