Overview
- At 1:44 p.m., theertha sprang from the Brahma Kundike at Talacauvery following early-morning rituals.
- Priests sprinkled the sacred water on devotees as part of the ceremony at the source shrine.
- Pilgrims gathered at Triveni Sangama in Bhagamandala for ritual baths before proceeding to the hill temple.
- KSRTC operated special services, including 25 free buses between Bhagamandala and Talacauvery to ferry devotees.
- Authorities implemented crowd-control measures with the superintendent, additional SP, three DSPs, eight inspectors, 21 PSIs, 41 ASIs, 238 head constables, 52 women constables, and personnel from state reserve and district armed reserve units.