MYSURU: After a gap of two years, thousands of devotees visited Sri Chamundeshwari temple atop the Chamundi Hills on the first Friday of Ashada season. The devotees had started arriving late on Thursday and spent time near the hill shrine till the temple opened at 5.30am on Friday.
According to the temple’ executive officer CG Krishna, about 50,000 devotees visited the temple till 5pm on Friday. The temple remained open till 9.30pm.