A sea of humanity turned up at Nanjangud, on the banks of river Kapila and around 16 km from Mysuru, to witness and participate in the car festival or the Pancha Maharathotsava of Srikanteshwara temple, held on Wednesday.
The festival, which is also known as Doddajathre, was not held in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic and the strict regulations in place against mass gatherings.
During 2020 it was conducted in a simple manner devoid of public participation while in 2021 the Doddjathre was confined to the temple precincts in which only the priests and temple administrators took part and was out of bounds for the public.
