Grandeur marks ‘antya pushkaralu’

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his wife Bhuvaneswari give ‘harati’ to the Godavari.

Visual treat:‘Harati’ being performed to the river Godavari on the last day of the ‘antya pushkaralu’ in Rajamahendravaram on Thursday. —PHOTO: S. RAMBABU

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his wife Bhuvaneswari gave ‘harati’ to the Godavari, marking the end of the 12-day ‘Godavari antya pushkaralu’ on the banks of the river on Thursday.

After a meeting with party workers, the Chief Minister went to the Endowments guesthouse and, along with his wife, left for the Pushkara Ghat, where they were received by Home Minister N. Chinarajappa, Endowments Minister P. Manikyala Rao, MP M. Muralimohan, and Mayor P. Rajani Sesha Sai.

Dressed in traditional silk clothes, the Chief Minister and his wife performed ‘puja’. Later, the couple, along with the Ministers, participated in the ‘harati’ programme. ‘Nava Vidha Harati’ was given to the Godavari.

The tradition of giving ‘harati’ every evening at the ghat is being followed for the last one year. Later, there was a spectacular show of fireworks between the two bridges of the Godavari.

Hundreds of people from various parts of the district as also locals attended the programme.