The 58-year-old housewife, who is observing the vegetarian diet until Oct 17, said her family will observe a simple celebration this year. My whole family will observe a purely vegetarian diet for a full nine days and an additional three days. The temple committee vice chairman, S. Devaraj, said the temple will hold evening prayers every day until Oct 16. “We hold morning and evening prayers on the first day of the festival but after that, it will only be evening prayers. It also centres around nine divinities, the observance of a purely vegetarian diet and practice of ethics.

Source: The Star October 08, 2021 23:48 UTC