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Guru Poornima celebrated

Special Correspondent

Special rituals, homams performed at Sai Baba temples

Photo: K.R. Deepak

Religiou fervour: A priest performing arti after annabhishekham at Shirdi Sai Spiritual Centre in Seethammadhara on the occasion of Guru Poornima in Visakhapatnam on Friday. —

VISAKHAPATNAM: Vyasa Poornima or Guru Poornima was celebrated on a grand scale in several temples, particularly Shirdi Saibaba shrines, on Friday.

While thousands thronged the Simhachalam hill performing ‘Giri pradhakshina’ on the day, culminating in darshan of Lord Varaha Lakshmi Nrusimhaswamy, the Shirdi Saibaba temples organized special rituals to mark the occasion.

At the Shirdi Saibaba shrine in Seethammadhara, homams were performed in the morning, followed by Annabhishekam and harathi on a large scale in the afternoon. Prasadam was distributed to devotees, who formed long queues for darshan.

At the Shirdi Saibaba temple in Railway New Colony where a huge black granite idol was installed last year, the temple committee organized celebrations on a grand scale. It also honoured all those who contributed their mite towards installation of the idol and construction of the temple on the occasion.

Among those who organized celebrations with fervour were Sri Rama Krishna Mission Ashrama, Sri Shirdi Sai Gurupaduka Peetham, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Veda Vidyapeeth and Sri Gita Prachara Samithi.

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