All Siva temples witnessed a heavy rush on March 8 (Friday) as religious fervour marked the Maha Sivaratri celebrations.
Devotees made a beeline for Siva temples since dawn and participated in rituals such as ‘Ksheerabhishekams’. Serpentine queues were seen at the temples as the devotees waited patiently for darshan. The rush peaked in the evening. Special rituals were performed invoking the blessings of the Lord Siva.
The devotees took a holy dip in the Krishna River and in the sea in Machilipatnam. The bathing ghats witnessed heavy rush. The Maha Sivaratri celebrations began at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri on March 6 and it would continue utill March 12.
