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Mahashakti Temple Opens Sharannavaratri Celebrations in Karimnagar
Sharannavaratri celebrations have started at the Sri Mahashakti Temple in Karimnagar.
The festival began with prayers and a flag-hoisting ceremony.
Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar attended and offered special prayers.
The temple’s goddess was dressed as Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Devi, also called Shailaputri.
Thousands of people came to the temple on the first day.
Organisers are serving food and snacks to devotees during the festival.
Visitors can also hear daily talks about Sri Bhagavata Vaibhavam.
Dandiya events with devotional songs and Telangana cultural elements are also being held.
Sharannavaratri celebrations began Sunday at Sri Mahashakti Temple in Karimnagar with rituals and floral decorations.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar attended the 11 a.m. flag-hoisting ceremony and performed special pujas.
The presiding deity was decorated as Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Devi (Shailaputri) in Surya Prabha Alankaram; thousands visited on opening day.
Temple organisers are providing lunch and evening snacks to devotees, including those observing Bhavani Deeksha, through the festival.
Daily discourses on Sri Bhagavata Vaibhavam and dandiya programmes featuring devotional songs and Telangana culture are among the attractions.
- Who
- Devotees, temple organisers, and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar.
- What
- Sharannavaratri celebrations began with flag hoisting, special pujas, and festival activities.
- Where
- Sri Mahashakti Temple in Karimnagar.
- When
- Sunday; the flag-hoisting ceremony was held at 11 a.m.
- Why
- To mark the commencement of Sharannavaratri celebrations.
Devotional observances
Festival activities
Focus of the celebrations
Devotional observances
The opening day featured religious rituals, pujas and worship of the goddess in her Bala Tripura Sundari form.
Festival activities
The programme also includes dandiya with devotional songs and Telangana cultural elements, alongside daily discourses.
Key facts
- Festival
- Sharannavaratri
- Venue
- Sri Mahashakti Temple, Karimnagar
- Flag-hoisting time
- 11 a.m.
- First-day deity form
- Sri Bala Tripura Sundari Devi (Shailaputri)
- Alankaram
- Surya Prabha Alankaram
- Devotee provisions
- Lunch and evening snacks are offered through the conclusion of Navaratri.
- Other programmes
- Daily Sri Bhagavata Vaibhavam discourses and dandiya programmes
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