Maha Shivaratri: Devotees throng Kottappakonda, Pancharamas witness kilometer-long queues

• Andhra Pradesh temples, including Kottappakonda and Pancharama Kshetras, are bustling with devotees for Maha Shivaratri.
• Devotees are taking holy dips, chanting "Hara Hara Mahadeva," and queuing for darshan at various Shiva temples.
• Kottappakonda in Narasaraopet, Guntur, saw a significant increase in devotees, with extensive security arrangements made.
• Pancharama Kshetras (Amaravati, Draksharamam, Samarlakota) are overflowing, with devotees performing Abhishekam after holy dips.
• Coastal areas in Godavari and Konaseema districts are also crowded, with families taking sacred baths and performing pujas.