A large number of devotees thronged Sri Rajarajeshwara Swamy temple, Vemulwada, on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on Wednesday.

The three-day Maha Shivaratri Jatara had begun on Tuesday. Following the tradition, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Deputy Executive Office presented silk clothes to Rajarajeshwara Swamy. Transport and BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar along with Government Whip Adi Srinivas presented silk clothes to the presiding deity on behalf of the State government.