The Sri Satyanarayana Swamy temple at Gudem in Mancherial district witnessed a massive influx of devotees on the occasion of Karthika Pournami. Over 70,000 pilgrims from across the region participated in rituals, including the revered Satyanarayana Vratam.
Mancherial: Thousands of devotees thronged the ancient Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Devasthanam situated on a hillock at Gudem village in Dandepalli mandal on the occasion of auspicious Karthika Pournami (full moon day) on Wednesday.
Around 70,000 devotees belonging to several parts of the district and neighboring Jagtial, Peddapalli and Adilabad districts thronged the shrine and performed special prayers from early morning.
Earlier, they had a holy dip in the Godavari river situated on the outskirts of the village and then formed serpent

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