Incessant rains could not dampen the spirit of Ganesh devotees who actively took part in Vinayaka Chaviti Navaratri Mahotsav which began on Saturday. Many major pandals located near old bus stand, municipal corporation, Vasant Vihar Regency of Dharmapuri and other areas drew large number of devotees. Vinayaka Panchayatana Alayam trustee P. Jaganmohan Rao coordinated arrangements for Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi homam, …
The 55-foot-tall Lord Ganesh idol near Lakshminarasimha Swamy temple in Kurnool has attracted a large number of devotees and the flow of visitors continued on Thursday after a packed day on Wednesday. At Adoni people put up the idol in the form of freedom fighter Alluri Sitharamaraju and at Yemmiganur Ganesh was given the form of Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy. While …
TIRUPATI: Tension prevailed across the temple town of Kanipakam in Chittoor district after unidentified persons set fire to old chariot wheels of ancient Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple during early hours of Thursday. The wheels, along with other scrap materials, were later shifted to an open place near Goshala, about half-a-kilometre from the temple. When Deccan Chronicle contacted assistant commissioner and …