<p>Thousands of devotees, taking out a padayatra from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala as part of Mahashivaratri, have started arriving in hordes to Hassan district. Mahashivaratri falls on March 11, this year.</p>.<p>Several batches of devotees entered Hirisave, the border of Hassan district, on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Hundreds of devotees from various layouts in Bengaluru have started padayatra from the last four days. Attired in saffron and wearing a mala, they walk 20 to 40 kms every day. Hundreds of devotees from Mandya and Tumakuru districts and also villagers from Hirisave hobli, joined them to walk to Dharmasthala.</p>.<p>The devotees, who arrive on national highway 75, are welcomed with panaka, buttermilk and even snacks across the stretch at Hirisave.</p>.<p>The devotees walked via Hirisave, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Belur, Kottegehara, Charmadi and would reach Dharmasthala by March 9 to have darshan of Manjunatha Swamy.</p>
<p>Thousands of devotees, taking out a padayatra from Bengaluru to Dharmasthala as part of Mahashivaratri, have started arriving in hordes to Hassan district. Mahashivaratri falls on March 11, this year.</p>.<p>Several batches of devotees entered Hirisave, the border of Hassan district, on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Hundreds of devotees from various layouts in Bengaluru have started padayatra from the last four days. Attired in saffron and wearing a mala, they walk 20 to 40 kms every day. Hundreds of devotees from Mandya and Tumakuru districts and also villagers from Hirisave hobli, joined them to walk to Dharmasthala.</p>.<p>The devotees, who arrive on national highway 75, are welcomed with panaka, buttermilk and even snacks across the stretch at Hirisave.</p>.<p>The devotees walked via Hirisave, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Belur, Kottegehara, Charmadi and would reach Dharmasthala by March 9 to have darshan of Manjunatha Swamy.</p>