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Sivaratri Utsav attracts thousands of devotees

BHIMAVARAM, FEB. 21. Thousands of devotees turned up to witness the theppotsavam and rathotsavam being held as part of the four-day Sivaratri festival at the Pancharama Kshetra, Sri Someswara Janardhana Swamy temple of Gunupudi here.

The temple's Executive Officer, K. Sitharama Raju, told the Hindu that Rs. 2.75 lakhs were spent on the Sivaratri Utsav this year, as against Rs. 2.25 lakhs last year. 2,500 devotees had the darshan, he said.

Legend has it that Tharakasura, a rakshasa who had the `Amruthalingam' protecting him from death, used to create problem for the gods, who approached Kumara Swami for a solution. Kumara Swami manages to take away the `Amruthalingam' from Tharakasura. The places at which the five pieces of the `Amruthalingam fell are called `pancharamas,' which are located at Bhimavaram, Palacol, Amaravathi, Draksharamam and Samalakota.

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