Mayiladuthurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 13 (ANI): Large numbers of devotees took part in the festival of Theemithi (fire walk) at Mela Mariamman temple in Tharangambadi of Tamil Nadu’s Mayiladuthurai district. The festival was held on Friday at midnight in the temple with much fanfare. The sight of devotees carrying 16-foot-long kavadis and stepping on the Theemithi (fire) made the onlookers enthralled. Earlier, the devotees with Karagams on their heads arrived at the temple in a procession from the banks of the Cauvery, accompanied by the music of mela percussion instruments. Later, follow…
