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SURYAPET, India ... in Hindu rituals, was made into a paste and smeared on the temple steps and walls, as well as the foreheads of the goats before they were sacrificed. The pilgrimage is believed ...

A devotee goes into a trance at Lingamanthula Swamy temple during the Peddagattu Jatara Hindu pilgrimage in Suryapet, India, on Tuesday. Photo: AP A box in which idols of Lingamanthula, his sister and ...

SURYAPET, India (AP) — Chants of “Om Linga, Om Linga” resonated as barefoot Hindu pilgrims ... to the Lingamanthula Swamy temple during the pilgrimage and opened ceremoniously in front ...

A devotee holds a trident, a symbol of Hindu god Shiva, as she climbs the steps of the Lingamanthula Swamy temple during a Hindu pilgrimage called the Peddagattu Jatara, in Suryapet, Telangana ...