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Vijayawada witnessed an overwhelming surge of devotion connected Sunday (February 15, 2026) arsenic thousands of pilgrims flocked to Siva temples crossed the metropolis and surrounding areas to observe Mahasivaratri.
From the aboriginal hours, agelong queues formed extracurricular salient shrines, with devotees chanting “Om Namah Siva” arsenic they waited patiently for darshan. Special rituals including “Mahanyasa Abhishekam”, “Rudra Abhishekam”, and “Rudra Homams” were performed astatine respective temples, drafting ample numbers of worshippers.
Major temples, including the Sivalayam atop Indrakeeladri, Patha Sivalayam, Challapalli Bungalow Sivalayam, Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy temple astatine Yanamalakuduru, Sri Vagdevi Aadhyatmika Kshetram and other places witnessed dense footfall passim the day.
The celebrations began with devotees taking a beatified dip successful the Krishna river. Bathing ghats, peculiarly Durga Ghat, were packed with devotees who arrived earlier the dawn to execute ineffable rituals. Jamgama Devaras offered blessings to devotees astatine the ghats. Temples were adorned with decorative “thoranams” and “mandapams”, portion flex boards depicting Lord Siva and Goddess Parvati were installed astatine respective locations. Temple authorities made elaborate arrangements to guarantee creaseless darshan and assemblage management.
At the Kanaka Durga Temple, priests of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy conducted peculiar abhishekams during the day, followed by the Lingodbhava Kala Abhishekam astatine nighttime and the ceremonial Siva-Parvati Kalyanam. In keeping with tradition, descendants of the Siva Bhakta Markandeya lineage presented handloom robes, bangles, and flowers to the presiding deities, carrying the offerings successful bamboo plates.
At Yanamalakuduru, thousands queued from aboriginal hours for darshan astatine Sri Ramalingeswara Swamy temple. Police diverted postulation to negociate the crowds. The Prabha Mahotsavam astatine the temple emerged arsenic a large highlight, offering devotees a spectacular and spiritually uplifting acquisition that has remained a cherished diagnostic of the celebrations for years.
