Mancherial: People celebrated the Dussehra festival in a grand gesture. On the occasion of Vijayadashami festival on Saturday, the Jammi tree was worshiped grandly. Farmers prayed to Goddess Durga for good crops.
They put JammiAaku in each other’s hands and greeted each other with joy. Alai Balai was taken at the Jammi tree and a special pooja was offered to the goddess who appeared in nine avatars during Navratri and offered new clothes. Devotees performed the Shobhayatra of Goddess Durga and took a grand dip.