Tiruchirappalli, Dec. 27 -- Devotees on Saturday celebrated the eighth day of the Pagal Pathu celebrations of the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli.

Vaikunta Ekadasi festival is a sacred Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Vishnu.

Meanwhile, the Vaikunta Ekadasi grand festival commenced with great fervour at Srirangam, drawing thousands of devotees for darshan. Srirangam, revered as Bhooloka Vaikuntam (Heaven on Earth), hosts the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival over 20 days, including the Pagal Pathu and Raa Pathu celebrations.

On the first day, Namperumal (the processional deity) set out from the sanctum sanctorum at 7:00 am, blessed devotees, and will remain at the Arjuna Man...