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Thousands of locals, on with visitors from crossed South India, witnessed the procession of Prabhalu, chariots seated by Lord Shiva, connected the juncture of Sankranti festival astatine Jaggannathota successful Ambajipeta Mandal of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema territory connected Friday (January 16, 2026). The four-century-old Prabhalu Teertham of the Konaseema portion was celebrated arsenic the State festival of Andhra Pradesh.
Carried connected the shoulders of the locals, the chariots marque their mode done lush greenish paddy fields and on the irrigation canal, yet converging astatine Jaggannathota. There, they are displayed for connoisseurs to respect earlier being immersed successful the canal.
Kothapete Deputy Superintendent of Police Sunkara Murali Mohan told The Hindu, “As galore arsenic 15 chariots person been brought to the Jaggannathota from 11 villages successful Ambajipeta Mandal and each of them person been immersed peacefully amid a immense gathering of visitors and locals”.
The chariots correspond the 11 villages namely Gangalakurru Agraharam, Gangalakurru, Vyagreswaram, K. Peddapudi, Irusumanda, Vakkalanka, Nedunooru, Mukkamala, Mosalapalli, Palagummi and Pulletikurru arsenic per the ritual contented of the festival. The Prabhala Teertham is celebrated connected Kanuma, adjacent time of Sankranti.
Amalapuram Member of Parliament G. Harish Madhur, Kothapeta MLA Giddi Satyanarayana, District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar attended the Prabhalu Teeratham to correspond the State authorities connected friday. The locals and visitors who thronged Jaggannathota were seen walking on with the chariots to seizure the quality of the accepted festival of the Konaseema region.
