The tri-State junction of Kuppam is spruced up for three major festivities to be organised as a part of the Tirupati Gangamma Jatara, which has been celebrated for the last 400 years, beginning May 22 (Monday).
At present, the Tirupati Gangamamba temple in Kuppam is being administered by the Endowments Department. Among the prominent rituals are Agnigundam —walking on embers— slated for May 22, the procession of the deity’s head on May 23, and Viswaroopa Darshan the next day (May 24). The annual rituals witness a gathering of around three lakh devotees.
Thousands of devotees from Chittoor district and the neighbouring villages in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka throng the temple to witness the Agnigundam ritual.
