Thiruvananthapurm/Kanniyakumari, March 2 -- The 10-day-long "Koda" festival" at the famed Bhagavathy temple at Mondaikad in Kanniyakumari began on Sunday with the "Kodiyettu"(flag hoisting) ceremony, witnessed by thousands of devotees from different parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
West Bengal Governor Dr C V Ananda Bose, former Telangana Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and former Kerala Minister V S Sivakumar were among a host of dignitaries who attended the rituals culminating in the hoisting of the temple flag at 8.30 AM.
Helmed by temple 'tantri' Edakkode Sankaranarayana Iyer, the rituals were performed by temple priests amid chanting of "Amme Saranam, Devi Saranam"by the pilgrims.
The legendary Koda, the high point of the annual ...