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Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple reverberated with chants of ‘Om Namah Sivayah’ arsenic thousands of devotees thronged Srisailam connected the juncture of Mahasivaratri. All the Shiva temples — Mahanandi, Yaganti, Bugga Rameswara Swamy successful Kalvabugga, and others witnessed immense devotee unreserved connected the day.
Keeping with the tradition, the 2 main events of the 11-day Brahmotsavams, ‘Pagalankarana and Kalyanotsavam’, were performed astatine night.
Collector Rajakumari Ganiya, Superintendent of Police (SP) Suneel Sheoran, and temple officials monitored the arrangements for festivities passim the day. Ms. Rajakumari said that darshan of the presiding deities started from 2.20 a.m. connected Sunday and astatine slightest 2.50 lakh devotees visited the temple municipality connected the day. Devotees judge that it is auspicious to enactment successful Srisailam for a nighttime and the temple authorities had made arrangements for their stay.
Temple authorities said that astatine slightest 7,000 to 8,000 people, including Shiva Swamis and communal devotees were facilitated darshan during the Pagalankarana. As the ‘Lingodbhavakala Maharudrabhisekham’ began, priests performed the Pagalankarana—the ceremonial tying of the bridegroom’s turban (Paga)—to signify the preparations for the ‘Kalyanam’ (celestial marriage). Priests necktie the paga astir the Nandi (bull) statues connected the temple from Vimana Shikaram to Mukhamandapam.
‘Kalyanotsavam’ was performed astatine 12 a.m. astatine the Akka Mahadevi Alankara Mandapam successful the beingness of thousands of devotees. Earlier, the processional idols were carried successful a procession atop the ‘Nandi Vahanam’.
Meanwhile, the territory medication had arranged a 30-bedded infirmary and 7 ambulances, drinking h2o proviso and different amenities for the convenience of the devotees. Drinking h2o and toilet installation was besides made disposable for the devotees who trekked 46 km done the Nallamala wood country to scope Srisailam.
The APSRTC operated further buses from some Nandyal and Kurnool districts office and different towns to Srisailam, Mahanandi, Yaganti, and different temples astatine predominant intervals.
