Arrangements have been made for the upcoming Kartheeka Masam festival at the Sri Lakshminarsimha Swamy temple in Yadadri. The temple executive officer has announced that 18,253 couples will be allowed to participate in the vratham during the auspicious period from November 2 to December 1. Some individuals have been permitted to engage Veda pundits and perform the vratham separately in …
The annual ‘Varalakshmi Vratham’ was observed at the Tiruchanur Sri Padmavati Ammavari Temple, here on Friday. Thousand names of the Goddess ‘Sahasra Namarchana’ was recited, and later ‘Ashtothara Sathanamavali’ was rendered. Priest Manikanta Swamy spoke on ‘Varalakshmi Vrata Mahatmyam’, narrating the significance of the ritual, while senior priest Babu Swamy recited the holy verses. Local legislator Pulivarthi Nani, Tirumala Tirupati …
Hundreds of women thronged the hill shrine of Bhramaramba Sametha Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanams at Srisailam, here on Friday, to participate in the auspicious Hindu festival — ‘Varalakshmi Vratham’ — observed on the second Friday of the Sravana month. Later, the women took ‘darshan’ of the main deity through a special queue line. The Devasthanams provided the material required for …
