BENGALURU: A festive atmosphere prevailed in Bengaluru and other parts of the state on Tuesday on account of Ayudha Puja and Vijayadashami celebrations.
There was a rush of devotees for vehicle puja at the Circle Maramma temple in Malleshwaram with hundreds of vehicles lined up. Vehicles were adorned with banana stems and flowers and devotees performed puja to their vehicles to ward off the evil eye, for safe travel and prosperous livelihood.
There were also crowds of people at K R Market to buy fruits, flowers, puja materials despite the rise in prices of of flower, fruit, ash gourd and lemon. As there was ,o permission for vehicle movement in KR Market, a traffic jam was witnessed and people had parked vehicles wherever found. A festive mood has prevailed in the city since Monday itself.
On Tuesday, the price of lemon had increased to Rs 8 to 12 per piece, ash gourd by Rs 30 per kg, Chrysanthemum flower Rs 200-250 per kg, Marigold Rs 60 per kg, Jasmine buds Rs 500 per kg.
