Pilgrim centre Srisailam witnessed a heavy rush for Ugadi mahotsavam on Friday.
Devotees had a holy dip in Pathalaganga and had alamkara darshan of the deities, as sparsa darshanam was stopped in view of the the rush. They were were provided with drinking water, buttermilk, upma and sambar rice for breakfast. Annadanam was organised in the temple’s annadana bhavanam, Chandravathi kalyana mantapam and Siva deeksha tents.
Priests performed Chandeeswara pooja, mantaparadhana and japaanushtanam, followed by Rudra homam at the yagasala of Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy temple, and Chandi homam at Sri Bhramaramba Devi temple yagasala. Kumkumarchana and navavaranarchana were performed in the morning.
The utsav idols of the presiding deities were taken around in Kailasa vahana seva and a puja was performed to them in the alamkara mandapam.
The ustav idol of Bhramaramba Devi was in Mahadurga alamkaram.
A number of cultural programs were organised on Friday evening.
