Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 24 -- Traffic diversion on Mysuru-Bengaluru service road from tomorrow night

The annual Shashti Jathra of the famed Sri Subramaneshwaraswamy Temple at Siddalingapura on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road will be held on Nov. 26.

Traffic towards Bengaluru on the service road will be closed from the intervening night of Nov. 25-26 and will remain restricted until late night on Nov. 26.

On Nov. 26, rituals will begin as early as 1.30 am under the guidance of priest M.V. Subrahmanya, including Rudrabhisheka, Sahasranamarchane, Ashtavadhana and other traditional offerings.

The highlight of the celebration will be the adornment of the deity with a six-foot silver Naga ornament, featuring seven serpent heads, fourteen ruby-red eyes an...