Pilgrims participate in Kulasai Dassera - stock photo

Kulasekharapatinam, Tamil Nadu, India: October 11, 2024. Pilgrims participate in Kulasai Dassera in Kulasekharapatinam (Toothkudi district which is celebrated in 300 year old Sri Mutharmman temple. Lacs of people from different region reach here posing as various God's and goddess after collecting alms from villages around to get blessing which is otherwise a quiet coastal town. People posing as gods dance and are spiritually posessed as they enter the temple and than on the beach to complete the rituals. After first time after covid this festival is celebrated without and restriction and lacs of people participated without any fear in India