Chamrajanagar: Women sacrifice chickens in the name of ‘Corona Maaramma’
Chamrajanagar: In an incident that occurred at the Ganga Matha road near the district’s centre on Tuesday, some people reportedly began worshiping Goddess 'Corona Maaramma Devi', in which women slaughtered 9 chickens as a sacrifice to the newly venerated deity.
In the Ganga Matha and Kurubara streets, special poojas had been organized which were being held since the past few days, and on the 8th day, which fell on Tuesday, the people in the region reportedly drew rangolis in front of their homes.
“9 chickens have been sacrificed for the welfare of the world. Even in the past, when such diseases came about, we did the same in these streets. We have undertaken these poojas hoping for everybody’s welfare. Nobody told us to do this. These are our collective beliefs”, the locals said.
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Sai Baba temple at Shirdi not to allow garlands, bouquets, shawls inside
Mumbai, May 10 (PTI): Amid heightened security concerns in the country, the Sai Baba temple trust at Shirdi in Maharashtra has decided not to allow garland, bouquets and shawls to brought inside the temple complex.
The famous temple which draws millions of devotees every year had received a threatening email last week.
Goraksh Gadilkar, a member of the Sai Baba Sansthan Trust, said devotees will be searched before entering the temple.
"The Sansthan received a threat email on May 2. In view of India-Pakistan tensions and the security alert across the country, flowers, garlands, prasad and shawls will not be allowed inside," he told PTI.
The Ahilyanagar district police have also made some suggestions to enhance the security of the temple.
On Friday, the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai said it will not allow garlands, prasad and coconuts inside from May 11.
