Paidithalli Ammavari Sirimanotsavam
Sirimanotsavam is the great festival of Sri Paidithalli Ammavaru, the guardian goddess of Vizianagaram. On the first Tuesday after Vijayadashami, the temple priest, borne at the tip of a tall wooden pole – the Sirimanu – is carried three times between the fort and the temple, as lakhs of devotees offer their prayers.