Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Sharannavaratri Festivities Begin Grandly at Warangal Temple
A festival for Goddess Bhadrakali has begun at a temple in Warangal.
Priests performed special prayers and ceremonies early in the morning.
An MLA and his wife formally opened the celebrations by lighting a lamp.
The Goddess was dressed as Bala Tripura Sundari.
She was carried in processions on a bull-shaped vehicle in the morning and a deer-shaped vehicle in the evening.
Priests also began several special religious ceremonies called yagas.
Devotees came to pray, and cultural programmes were held.
The temple’s special worship and celebrations will continue during the festival.
Sri Bhadrakali Devi Sharannavaratri Mahotsavams began Sunday at the historic Sri Bhadrakali Temple in Warangal.
Priests performed early-morning pujas, abhishekams and opening-day rituals, including Dhwajarohanam.
Warangal West MLA Naini Rajender Reddy and his wife inaugurated the festivities by lighting a traditional lamp.
The Goddess was adorned as Bala Tripura Sundari and taken in morning and evening processions on bull and deer vehicles.
Vedic recitations, several yagas and cultural programmes began, with devotees attending in large numbers.
- Who
- Sri Bhadrakali Temple priests, Warangal West MLA Naini Rajender Reddy and his wife, and devotees.
- What
- The Sri Bhadrakali Devi Sharannavaratri Mahotsavams began with prayers, rituals, processions, yagas and cultural programmes.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the calendar date.
- Where
- Sri Bhadrakali Temple in Warangal.
- Why
- To mark the beginning of the Sharannavaratri festival and conduct its religious celebrations.
- Festival
- Sri Bhadrakali Devi Sharannavaratri Mahotsavams
- Venue
- Sri Bhadrakali Temple, Warangal
- Opening time
- Early-morning rituals began at 4 am
- Inaugurators
- Warangal West MLA Naini Rajender Reddy and his wife
- Goddess adornment
- Bala Tripura Sundari
- Procession vehicles
- Vrishabha (bull) in the morning and Mriga (deer) in the evening
- Programme
- Special pujas, Vedic recitations, yagas and cultural programmes