Sarannavaratri celebrations commenced on Tuesday with devotees thronging temples to have a darshan of Durga Devi.
Special pujas and ‘alankarams’ marked the festival. Pandals were put up at several places in the city and district and Durga idols were installed.
At Sri Kanakamahalakshmi temple, MLA V. Ganesh Kumar inaugurated the celebrations by lighting a lamp. The goddess was decorated in ‘Adilakshmi avataram’. ‘Sri Chakra Navavarnarchana’ and ‘Swarnapushparchana’ were performed, according to temple Executive Officer S.J. Madhavi.