Pilgrim rush for Gajendra Moksham

SIMHACHALAM:Thousands of devotees witnessed Gajendra Moksham festival here on the occasion of Kanuma on Monday. The 'Utsava Moorti' of the presiding deity, Lord Sri Varaha Lakshminarasimha Swamy, was brought downhill to the temple garden for darshan.The idols of the deity were then taken to Sri Pydithalli Ammavari temple.A fair was organised by the temple administration near the temple lake. A scene depicting an episode from ‘Gajendra Moksha’ from Srimad Bhagavatam was also recreated by priests.