The temples in the region were abuzz with devotees offering special prayers to Lord Vishnu on the occasion of ‘Tholi Ekadasi’, on Wednesday. Also known as ‘Sayana Ekadasi’, the day was observed with religious fervour in the city and other parts of the Kirshna, NTR and Eluru districts. ‘Tholi Ekadasi’ which marks the beginning of the Chaturmasya, is considered the …
KAKINADA: Thursday being the auspicious Tholi Ekadasi, devotees thronged temples, making offerings, performing pujas and seeking blessings from Lord Mahavishnu. Thousands of devotees visited Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy Temple at Annavaram of Kakinada district. All Venkateswara Swamy temples witnessed crowds of devotees, whether at Dwaraka Tirumala in Eluru district, Tirupathi in Peddapuram mandal of Kakinada district, Mamidikuduru and Vadapalli …
ANANTAPUR: Huge crowds of devotees from Maharashtra thronged Puttaparthi to celebrate the Ashada Suddha Ekadasi, the holy day for Vaishnavas across the country. The Satya Sai Central Trust made necessary arrangements for the huge crowds of devotees to take part in Ekadasi celebrations in the Sai Kulwant Hall at MahaSamadhi of Sri Satya Saibaba. In addition, the historic Lord Panduranga …
TIRUPATI: Elected representatives from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other states, judges, bureaucrats, celebrities and other VIPs thronged the hill temple in Tirumala on Monday, marking the Vaikunta Ekadasi, for darshan of Lord Venkateswara. The VIPs included former Union minister Prakash Javadekar, Tamil Nadu High Court acting chief justice T. Raja, AP High Court judges Justice T. Rajasekhar Rao, Justice V. …
