Lakhs throng Renuka Yallamma temple
TNN | Feb 19, 2019, 23:42 IST
Renuka Yallamma Temple in Savadatti attracts devotees on Bharat HunnimeBelagavi: Lakhs of devotees thronged the Renuka Yallamma Temple at Savadatti on the auspicious occasion of Bharat Hunnime on Tuesday. Devotees came from across the state, Goa, Kerala and Telangana. But a majority of the devotees are from Maharashtra and they came to the temple in decorated bullock carts.
Most roads leading to Savadatti were blocked due to the heavy flow of devotees. The devotees took a holy dip at Enne Honda before going to the temple. The temple was reverberating with devotees chanting ‘udho udho’ as they had darshan of the deity.
The devotees prepared holige and kadubu at the temple to offer the deity.
The speciality of this temple is that Renuka Yallamma is the family deity of several Brahmin and Dalit families. The temple has several Muslim devotees too.
The Renuka Yallamma Temple Management Committee had arranged drinking water, toilets, bathrooms, shelter, mobile clinics and parking for the devotees’ vehicles in the temple premises.
Most roads leading to Savadatti were blocked due to the heavy flow of devotees. The devotees took a holy dip at Enne Honda before going to the temple. The temple was reverberating with devotees chanting ‘udho udho’ as they had darshan of the deity.
The devotees prepared holige and kadubu at the temple to offer the deity.
The speciality of this temple is that Renuka Yallamma is the family deity of several Brahmin and Dalit families. The temple has several Muslim devotees too.
The Renuka Yallamma Temple Management Committee had arranged drinking water, toilets, bathrooms, shelter, mobile clinics and parking for the devotees’ vehicles in the temple premises.
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