Indrakeeladri Durga temple draws nearly 25,000 students on Sri Panchami

The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri witnessed an incredible turnout on the event of Sri Panchami, with honest about 25,000 college students visiting the hill shrine to earn the blessings of Goddess Kanaka Durga for achievement in education and examinations, on Friday (January 23).

Students, accompanied by folk and teachers, began arriving as early as 4 a.m., marking the auspicious day traditionally associated with the graduation of finding out. The temple atmosphere remained involving all around the day, reflecting a mixture of devotion and tutorial aspiration.

On the event, Goddess Kanaka Durga used to be embellished in the apparel of Goddess Saraswati, symbolising wisdom and data. Priests performed particular rituals, collectively with Saraswati Mantra Havanam, Saraswati Homam, Sahasra Kumkum and Pushparchana, lending a festive and non secular air of secrecy to the temple premises.

Temple Belief Board Chairman Borra Radhakrishna (Gandhi), Executive Officer V.Okay. Seena Naik, Chief Priest Durga Prasad and Sthanacharya Shiva Prasad Sharma supplied pens and vegetation to the presiding deity as segment of the Sri Panchami celebrations. The Maha Mandapam on the sixth ground, embellished for the event, emerged as a necessary attraction, where pens and prasadam were disbursed to thousands of school students. Plenty of Belief Board individuals and particular invitees participated in the programme.

Including additional significance, Aksharabhyasam ceremonies were performed both at the Indrakeeladri temple and at Sri Trisakthi Peetam, the Maha Kali temple advance Pandit Nehru Bus Stand. Younger folk, seated on the laps of their folk or elders, were initiated into finding out by writing alphabets for the main time.