Kundapur,31 Dec 2012: The devotees of Swami Ayyappa in Beejady – Gopady locality offered penance at Mitra Sowdha, near here on Saturday December 29.
The devotees offered penance by removing Appa (vada) from frying-pan of boiling oil in bare-hands and also applied oil all over their bodies.
The veteran devotee Dinesh Guruswamy led the offering ceremony.