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Fire breaks out at KCR’s yagam, seers claim it to be God’s will

No casualties were reported; three fire tenders were on the spot dousing the fire.

Medak: A major fire broke out at one of the pandals of 'Ayutha Chandi Maha Yagnam' orgainsed by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao in Telangana on Sunday afternoon.

According to the reports there were no casualties and three fire tenders were on the spot dousing the fire.

The fire spread to the roof of the yagashala through the ‘homagundam’ or the sacrificial pit around 1.30 pm. President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to the yagam was cancelled reportedly due to the incident.

People had turned up in huge number to witness the Chandi yagam on the last day in Erravelli village, all of who vacated the venue in a hurry.
TRS MP B. Suman said that all concluding programmmes will be done as per schedule and insisted that it was not a bad omen. The seers also said that the fire was God's will, calling for a quick Purnahuti.
The Purnahuti, the ritual that marks the completion of the yagam, will be performed shortly, and will also be attended by the Governor E S L Narasimhan.
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In addition to the VIPs, more than 2 lakh people attended the yagnam being conducted by Chief Minister K C Rao.

The five-day yagna is being performed by Rao at his farm house. According to reports, about 2,000 priests from Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are taking part in the mega 'yagna'.

KCR had invited several prominent leaders from across the country including Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle with gency inputs )
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