Devotees thronged Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam here in large numbers on Friday on the auspicious occasion of ‘Sravana Sukravaram’.
Special rituals were performed by hundreds of women amidst the chanting of slokas from Vedas. The goddess was specially decorated as ‘Varalakshmi’.
Rush of devoteesThe rush of devotees was heavy as they gathered atop the hillock from the early hours after having a holy dip in the river Krishna to have a glimpse of the presiding deity and Her consort Malleswara Swamy. ‘Pavitrotsavam’ also began on Friday with the customary ‘Ankurarpanam’.
‘Samoohika Varalakshmi Vratam’ will be performed atop Indrakeeladri on August 15 (Friday) which is the third ‘Sukravaram’ of Sravana Masam. The temple administration made necessary arrangements for the convenience of devotees and tight security was provided by the police to prevent any untoward incident.
Number of devotees is expected to swell with each passing day over the next two weeks.
Extra care is being taken to receive VVIPs while ensuring that the common devotees are not troubled.
Meanwhile, a large number of married women performed ‘Varalakshmi Vratam’ at TTD Kalyanamandapam at Punnammathota.
The programme was organised by TTD’s Dharma Prachara Parishad. Priests from Kanaka Durga temple conducted the rituals.
