Sivakasi, May 8 -- A spectacular one-hour-long non-stop fireworks display lit up the night sky during the ongoing Chithirai Pongal festival at the Sivakasi Bhadrakaliamman Temple, captivating thousands of devotees.

The grand festival, which began with the flag hoisting ceremony on April 29 (Tuesday), has been celebrated with great devotion and fanfare. Devotees from all over have been thronging the temple, fulfilling their vows and offering various forms of worship to Bhadrakaliamman, the guardian deity of Sivakasi.

One of the major highlights of the festival was the Kayar Kuthu procession, during which Goddess Bhadrakaliamman, adorned in full glory, emerged from the Kadaikovil and was brought to the temple premises via the elaborately ...