Bhadrachalam getting ready for Mukkoti Ekadasi
BHADRACHALAM: The temple town is gearing up for the the Mukkoti Ekadasi festival to be held on January 10 and 11. Sree Sita Ramachandra Swamy Temple premises and the Kalyana Mandapam were spruced up for the occasion.
The temple authorities and other departments, including revenue, police, irrigation, panchayat and rural water supply, have expedited the works and nearly one lakh pilgrims are expected to visit the temple from the state as well as the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh and Odisha.
Meanwhile, the officials have imposed a ban on arranging wall-posters, flexis and banners by political parties in the town during the celebrations.
A series of meetings have already been conducted by district collector Srinivasa Sri Naresh and SP AV Ranganath with the officials on the arrangements at Bhadrachalam to see that the celebrations were a grand success.
The temple authorities have started erecting welcome boards at the main centres and the entrance of the town. The illumination work at the temple, Kalyana Mandapam and bathing ghats were already completed.
The officials are arranging the barricades to avoid stampede at the Kalyana Mandapam and the river Godavari where 'Teppotsvam' will take place. The 'Hamsa Vahanam' has arrived in Bhadrachalam and it is getting decorated.
The panchayat officials are deploying 250 additional sanitary staff from Rajhamundry to keep the town neat and tidy.
More than 500 police personnel will be deployed during the Mukkoti Ekadasi festival, said additional SP, Bhadrachalam, Nyalakonda Prakash Reddy, and added that foolproof bandobast would be made for the safety of devotees.
Temple executive officer, M Raghunath, said that all arrangements were nearing completion and further said the 'Avatarams' would begin on January 1 and end on Jan 9. While the 'Teppotsvam' will be held on Jan 10, the 'Vykunta Dwara Darshanam' will be held on Jan 11, he added.
News Posted: 30 December, 2013
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