Erode (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Over 50,000 devotees illuminated the Sri Ponkaliamman temple in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district as they participated in the renowned Ponkaliamman festival, with fire torches in their hands, in a grand procession on Wednesday evening. Held at the Sri Ponkaliamman Temple in the Thalayanallur area near Sivagiri, the festival’s highlight was the ceremonial lighting of torches, symbolising fervent devotion. Special prayers accompanied rituals such as bathing the deity in sanctified water, milk, coconut water, turmeric paste, sandalwood paste, and honey, believ…
