Scores cross-dress to honour Goddess
May 13, 2025
|The New Indian Express Tirupati
HUNDREDS of men dressed in female attire on Monday to fulfil vows to Goddess Gangamma, marking the penultimate day of the week-long Gangamma Jatara in Tirupati.
HUNDREDS of men dressed in female attire on Monday to fulfil vows to Goddess Gangamma, marking the penultimate day of the week-long Gangamma Jatara in Tirupati. Devotees offered prayers at the Tataiah Gunta Gangamma temple, ahead of the festival's final day on Tuesday.
Municipal Corporation of Tirupati (MCT), local police, and the health department deployed extensive arrangements to handle the large crowd that turned out for darshan. Many devotees also dressed as religious and mythological characters while paying homage to the village deity.
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اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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