Dharmapuri, July 24 -- On Aadi Amavasai, which falls during the Tamil month of Aadi (mid-July to mid-August), thousands of devotees gathered along the banks of the Kaveri River in Hogenakkal in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri District, from the early hours of the morning. Chanting sacred mantras, they performed ancestral rites, seeking to remove afflictions from their families and praying for prosperity in their lives. They offered Thithi, paid homage to their ancestors in the river, and worshipped the Sun God.

Devotees and the general public from various districts of Tamil Nadu, as well as from Karnataka, flocked to the riverbank, transforming the Kaveri shore into a festive spiritual gathering with crowds reminiscent of a grand celebration.

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