AP: Tragedy struck during the Vinayaka Chavithi festival at Pithapuram Padagaya Kshetra in Kakinada district. A young man named Sai (22) from Kotha Kandarada village had come for divine darshan with his friends. While taking a holy dip in the Pushkarini before the darshan of the Lord, he accidentally slipped and fell into the water and drowned. Authorities immediately reached the spot and launched a search operation. The accident happened on the day of the festival, causing deep grief in Sai's family.