Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Varuna Yagam Begins at Vemulawada Temple for Rain Prayers
A special ceremony called Varuna Yagam started at a temple in Vemulawada, Telangana.
It lasts three days and is meant to bring good rains for farmers.
Many important people, like state ministers and the district collector, came to pray.
Priests and scholars also joined the ceremony.
The goal is to help the land get enough water so crops can grow well.
Three‑day Varuna Yagam began at Sri Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple in Vemulawada.
State ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Adluri Laxman Kumar attended the opening ceremony.
The ministers prayed for timely monsoon rains and better water resources for farmers.
District Collector Garima Agrawal, SP Mahesh B. Gite, temple officials, priests, and Vedic scholars were present.
The ceremony aims to secure adequate rainfall and a successful agricultural season for Telangana.
- Who
- State ministers, district collector, SP, temple officials, priests, and devotees
- What
- Varuna Yagam ritual for timely rains
- When
- Commenced on Thursday, lasting three days
- Where
- Sri Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple in Vemulawada, Telangana
- Why
- To pray for adequate monsoon rains and a successful agricultural season
- Event
- Varuna Yagam
- Location
- Sri Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple, Vemulawada
- Participants
- State Ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, Adluri Laxman Kumar, District Collector Garima Agrawal, SP Mahesh B. Gite, and others
- Duration
- Three days
- Purpose
- Timely rainfall and farmers' welfare