Sri Vaibhava Venkateswara Swamy temple at NGGOs’ Colony dons a festive look on several occasions.
The 6.9-ft mula virat (main deity), donated by Pendurthi Vaddi Kasula, is the main attraction for scores of devotees who throng the premises regularly.
Presently, the temple committee is gearing up for Ugadi festivities.
“During Ugadi and Dasara, the mula virat will be decked up in swarna kavacham . To mark Vaikuntha Ekadasi , the deity will be decorated with vajra kavacham . Celebrities from far flung places queue up to have darsan of the Lord. Playback singers such as S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, S.P. Sailaja, K.J. Yesudas, and S. Janaki make it to the temple whenever they visit the port city,” says P. Veerabhadra Rao, secretary of the temple and resident of the colony for the past 20 years.
A month-long elaborate carnival, including Godha Ammavaru utsavalu, Tiruppavai recitation, and Akasa Deeparadhana will be organised during Dhanurmasam and Karthikamasam by the committee members of the temple, who are reshuffled once in every two years.
“The team members enthusiastically take up several initiatives such as Kalyanotsavam and Godha Kalyanam, drawing people from various regions across the district,” says P. Badari Bangarraju, president of the NGGOs’ Colony Welfare Association (Kapparada village).
