Unique Tradition: Devotees Write Vehicle Numbers at Talupulamma Temple for Good Fortune

• In Kakinada district's Kothuru Kondakona forest, Sri Talupulamma Ammavari Temple has a unique tradition.
• Devotees write their vehicle numbers on temple steps, walls, and surrounding hills, believing it brings good fortune and prevents 'vehicle defects'.
• The goddess, revered by North Andhra people, is believed to have manifested hundreds of years ago in the Dharateega hills.
• This practice, once confined to nearby hills, now extends to the temple walls, with devotees even bringing paint and brushes.
• Despite some concerns about defacing walls, the temple administration respects devotees' sentiments, viewing it as a cultural practice.