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Jeedikal Temple Brahmotsavams to Be Held on Grand Scale
A large religious festival will be held at the Jeedikal temple in November.
The festival takes place during the Karthika month.
Officials expect more visitors than in earlier years.
Kadiyam Srihari asked departments to prepare the temple and surrounding area.
They will work on water, toilets, roads, electricity and cleanliness.
A medical camp and ambulance will help visitors who need care.
More police and surveillance will be used for safety.
Later, Srihari and the Collector gave financial-aid cheques to 31 people.
The Jeedikal Sri Veerachala Ramachandraswamy Brahmotsavams will be held in November during the Karthika month.
MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari reviewed festival preparations with District Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha and officials.
Officials were told to improve drinking water, sanitation, electricity, roads, lighting, greenery and toilet facilities.
A three-kilometre road between Aleru and Jeedikal, a park near the Kalyana Mandapam and other infrastructure projects were also discussed.
A medical camp, ambulance, medicines, additional police deployment and surveillance are planned; relief cheques worth Rs 13.61 lakh were later distributed to 31 beneficiaries.
- Who
- Station Ghanpur MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister Kadiyam Srihari, District Collector Sandeep Kumar Jha and officials from various departments.
- What
- Officials reviewed preparations for the Jeedikal Sri Veerachala Ramachandraswamy Brahmotsavams and related public facilities.
- Where
- At the Jeedikal Sri Veerachala Ramachandraswamy temple and surrounding areas in Hanumakonda district.
- When
- The Brahmotsavams are scheduled for November during the Karthika month.
- Why
- More devotees are expected than in previous years, requiring expanded facilities, medical support and security arrangements.
Key facts
- Festival
- Jeedikal Sri Veerachala Ramachandraswamy Brahmotsavams
- Schedule
- November, during the Karthika month
- Expected attendance
- Higher devotee numbers than in previous years
- Road project
- Completion of the pending three-kilometre Aleru–Jeedikal road
- Planned services
- Drinking water, sanitation, electricity, roads, medical care and security
- Relief assistance
- Rs 13.61 lakh in Chief Minister’s Relief Fund cheques
- Beneficiaries
- 31 people










