6 months ago
1
Anjanadri Hills successful Gangavati taluk of Koppal district, which is considered to beryllium the birthplace of Lord Hanuman, witnessed vibrant celebrations connected Tuesday arsenic thousands of Hanuma Mala devotees and pilgrims from Karnataka, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh arrived successful ample numbers for the yearly Hanuma Mala Visarjana rituals.
The territory medication made elaborate arrangements to negociate the monolithic turnout of devotees who reached the elevation shrine by foot, connected two-wheelers, four-wheelers and buses.
The shrine of Sri Anjaneya atop Anjanadri Hills was decorated with colourful flowers, festive lighting and peculiar floral arrangements.
Pathways starring up the elevation were illuminated with multi-coloured lights. Devotees from antithetic regions were seen arriving successful groups, chanting Jai Shri Ram, Jai Hanuman and Jai Bajrangbali arsenic they made their mode to the temple.
Villages on the routes besides arranged organisation of prasadam and resting facilities for the devotees.
As portion of the festivities, Backward Classes Welfare Minister and territory in-charge Shivaraj S. Tangadagi visited Anjanadri Hills connected Tuesday and offered peculiar prayers astatine the ft of the hills.
He aboriginal visited the Veda Pathashala and inspected the mentation of prasadam, earlier personally serving it to devotees.
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Tangadagi said that the territory medication had constituted astir 20 committees to oversee arrangements, ensuring that each services were functioning smoothly.
“Devotees person been arriving since aboriginal greeting successful ample numbers. An adjacent bigger assemblage is expected connected Wednesday. Drinking water, food, bathing facilities and parking arrangements person been meticulously planned,” helium said.
Janardhan Reddy
Gangavati MLA G. Janardhan Reddy, who arrived with the Hanuma Mala, besides inspected the preparations and offered peculiar prayers astatine the ft of Anjanadri Hills.
He said that the turnout this twelvemonth has been importantly higher than past year.
“The territory medication has made each arrangements, including drinking water, bathing facilities, organisation of prasadam, darshan queues and constabulary security. Loudspeakers person been installed on a 2-km agelong for continuous chanting of Rama Nama. To easiness postulation congestion, enactment connected a bypass roadworthy volition beryllium taken up astatine a outgo of ₹6 crore soon,” helium said.
He added that the Health Department has deployed 7 doctors who volition enactment successful shifts round-the-clock to be to devotees.
A Sankeertana Yatra volition beryllium taken retired connected Wednesday from Gangavati town, for which further preparations are nether way.
Preparations
Deputy Commissioner Suresh B. Itnal said that broad arrangements person been made to guarantee creaseless behaviour of the rituals.
“Basic amenities specified arsenic drinking water, toilets, parking spaces and information person been provided. LED show boards person been installed astatine the foothills and atop the hills to usher devotees. A headcount instrumentality has been installed to way the fig of visitors,” helium said.
Superintendent of Police Ram L. Arasiddi said that further constabulary unit person been deployed some successful Gangavati municipality and astatine Anjanadri Hills to modulate postulation and support order.
“Special postulation absorption measures are successful spot to guarantee that devotees look nary inconvenience,” helium said.
Koppal District Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority Chairman Reddy Srinivas, Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Varnit Negi, Assistant Commissioner Kyata Mahesh Malagitti, DUDA Project Director Manjunath Gundur, District Health Officer T. Lingaraju, officials from Tourism, Kannada and Culture departments, Gangavati and Karatagi tahsildars and respective people’s representatives were present.
