VISAKHAPATNAM : came in the year Fishermen of Tamil Nadu worshiped Goddess Gangamma on Monday to save them from the wrath of Tsunami. These fishermen believe that the temple of Goddess Mahakali located on the sea shore in the city saved them from the wrath of Tsunami. Since then the fishermen of Pedajalarripeta have been worshiping Gangamma with full enthusiasm.

According to media reports, worship of Gangamma on the beach During this no fishermen go to sea for fishing. A fisherman said during a conversation with the media that we believe with full confidence that the tsunami will not affect us. on December when When the Tsunami hit the beach, none of us were affected and not a single boat was damaged except water in the coastal area. He said that worshiping Goddess Gangamma is a way of showing gratitude to the Goddess for protecting us.

Lack of proper warning system Heavy loss of life and property in The fisherman said that in order to prevent Tsunami from coming in future, under the guidance of the villagers, special worship was done to Maa Gangamma Devi with anointing with milk. He said that during the Tsunami of , the biggest loss of life and property happened because there was no proper warning system at that time. Generally, a series of sea waves used to start due to an earthquake in the sea and those waves used to come to the coastal areas.

Five hundred fishermen and women worshipedIn addition, the Fishermen and local people in Cuddalore district paid tribute to those who lost their lives in the Tsunami of Paid tribute on the 100th anniversary. On this occasion, more than five hundred fishermen and women came together from Muthunagar to Singharthoppu beach with milk and flowers in hand. He sat quietly and then offered the milk in the ocean. Along with this, they lit camphor and worshiped their family members who died in the Tsunami, besides offering flowers in the sea.

1473 were killed in the tsunami of 2.49 million people

Please state that 26 An earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Sumatra on December , which resulted in a tsunami. And he destroyed the coastal areas. In this tsunami, about 2.49 lakh people died in the coastal area in various countries including Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India. Were. Tamil Nadu in South India was also devastated by Tsunami. The floods that followed the tsunami had affected several areas in Tamil Nadu including Singarthoppu, Devanambattinam, Dalanguda, Sonanguppam, Sothikuppam, Akkaraikkori and MGR. ,