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One of India’s astir past temples, the Srimukhalingeswara Swamy temple, is geared up to observe Maha Shivaratri on February 15, Sunday. Over 50,000 devotees are expected to connection peculiar prayers successful the temple aft taking a beatified bath successful the Vamsadhara river, which is adjacent to the temple premises. The temple which is called Dakshina Kasi (South India’s Varanasi) constructed during the authorities of the Eastern Ganga dynasty successful the 8th period wore a festive look up of Maha Shivaratri Pilgrims from Odisha volition besides sojourn the temple.
Srimukhalingam temple’s head clergyman Naidugari Rajasekhar extended an invitation successful a accepted mode to the temple’s trustee Kalyani Gajapathi successful Parlakhemundi of Odisha. She directed the temple authorities to marque foolproof arrangements for devotees to person a hassle-free darshan. Other temples specified arsenic Endala Mallikarjuna Swamy temple of Ravivalasa, Umarudra Koteswara Alayaram and Shiva Balaji temple of Srikakulam metropolis volition besides witnesser a immense unreserved of devotees connected the auspicious day.
APSRTC volition run 40 peculiar autobus services to Lord Shiva temples. Collector Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar and different officials reviewed the arrangements astatine the temples successful the backdrop of a stampede that took spot astatine the Lord Venkateswara temple of Kasibugga successful Srikakulam territory connected November 1, 2025. Mr.Swapnil directed each the acrophobic departments to coordinate with each different to guarantee devotees person a hassle-free darshan of the presiding deities successful the temples.
