An aerial view of devotees taking a dip in River Godavari as part of Maha Pushkaram at the Kotilingala Ghat, longest in the country (1.5 km), at Rajahmundry. Photo: K.R. Deepak
An aerial view of of the parking lots along the National Highway for Maha Pushkaram on the outskirts of Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. Photo: K.R. Deepak
An aerial view of a small ghat at Kovuru in West Godavari as part of Maha Pushkaram near Rajahmundry. The picture is shot from the helicopter deployed to take devotees on a ride over the river for Rs. 2000 per head. Photo: K.R. Deepak
An aerial view of agricultural workers working at a nursery on the outskirts of Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh. Photo: K.R. Deepak
An aerial view of Rajahmundry shot from the helicopter deployed to take devotees of the Maha Pushkaram on a ride over the river Godavari for Rs. 2000 per head. Photo: K.R. Deepak
A view of the Kotilingala ghat, on the fourth day of Maha Pushkaram at Rajahmundry. Photo: K.R. Deepak
A wonderfully illuminated hamsa vahanam sailing gently in placid waters of river Godavari near pushkar ghat during maha pushkarams in Rajahmundry. Photo: S. Rambabu
A congested Kambalacheruvu with pilgrims and vehicles as lakhs of devotes visited Rajahmundry to take a holy dip in river godavari on Sunday. Photo: S. Rambabu
Devotees throng pushkar ghat to take a dip in river Godavari on the fifth day of Maha Pushkaram at Rajahmundry on Saturday. Photo: S. Rambabu
Vehicles held up in a traffic jam on the Morupudi Road and V.L. Puram Road junction in Rajahmundry. Photo: S. Rambabu
Devotees taking a dip in river Godavari at Kotilingala ghat, during the Maha Pushkaram at Rajahmundry on Saturday. Photo: S. Rambabu