As the first Monday of the Karthika month was observed today, thousands of devotees thronged the Srisailam temple in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district. After taking a holy dip in Patalaganga, devotees offered prayers to Goddess Bhramarambha and Lord Mallikarjuna. Due to the heavy rush, devotees had to wait around three hours for Lord Shiva’s darshan.