Ministers Kadakampally Surendran and Kadannappally Ramachandran handing over the sword of the kings of erstwhile Travancore to Kanyakumari Devaswom officials on Monday. | Photo Credit: PRASANTH VEMBAYAMmore-inThe procession of the Navaratri idols began on Monday, ahead of the Navaratri celebrations in the city. On Monday evening, the idols were taken to the Kuzhithura Mahadeva temple for a puja. On Tuesday morning, the idols will be taken to the Neyyatinkara Sreekrishna Swamy temple for puja. The procession will reach the Navaratri mandapam in front of the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple on Wednesday evening.

Source: The Hindu September 19, 2017 01:30 UTC