The Tirupur MP, Ms. Sathyabhama, top police and government officials took to the fire walk by stepping on the Kundam.
A woman police officer walks on the red hot coal bed at the temple. (Photo: DC)
ERODE: Devotees from across the state and neighbouring states took part in the famous Pariyur Kundam festival near here on Thursday.
The renowned Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman temple festival began near Gobichettipalayam in Erode district on December 28 with various special ‘poojas’ everyday. The ‘kundam (fire-walk)’ part of the festival began on Thursday.
The Tirupur MP, Ms. Sathyabhama, top police and government officials took to the fire walk by stepping on the Kundam. Some 50,000 devotees from state, Kerala and Karnataka took part.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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