The Hindu·2 min read·medium
On Nagara Panchami, devotees handle live scorpions in this village
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Ravikumar Naraboli
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Devotees gathered at Kandakur village for the annual Nagara Panchami tradition of handling live scorpions, believing they are protected by Goddess Kondammai. While the ritual is long-standing, health authorities have set up first-aid camps due to occasional stings.
Hundreds of devotees from Yadgir district and neighbouring parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh gathered at Kandakur village in Gurumitkal taluk on Monday to participate in an unusual Nagara Panchami tradition — worshipping and handling live scorpions.
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