Pushkaralu has led to a windfall in revenue for ancient pilgrim centres
Large number of devotees participate in Pushkarasnanalu at Kaleswaram in Karimanagr on Wednesday. (Photo: YELABAKA RADHAKRISHNA)
KARIMNAGAR: Godavari Maha Pushkaralu has led to a windfall in revenue for ancient pilgrim centres of the district. The 12-day long mass bathing fete is fetching substantial income to Sri Laxmi Narasimha Swamy temple of Dharmapuri, Sri Kaleshwara-Muktheshwara Swamy in Kaleshwaram and Vemulawada’s Sri Raja Rajeshwara Swamy temple as legions of visiting devotees are making a beeline to the shrines after taking a holy dip in the river.
Soon after taking a holy dip in the river, several thousands of devotees and pilgrims gathered from various parts of the state and country are visiting these temples with offerings to presiding deities, getting a shaved head and performing customary rituals.
Expecting this, managements of these shrines have placed additional hundis (coffers) brought in from temples of neighbouring districts and Medaram, the venue of the biennial historical tribal fair - Sammakka Saralamma Jatara, in Warangal district
The renowned Sri Kaleshwara-Muktheshwara temple recorded an whopping Rs 9.5 lakh income on the first day of Pushkaralu with two lakh devotees visiting it. The shrine also saw rise in its revenues due to heavy influx of devotees to Kaleshwaram on Wednesday.
The abode of Lord Narasimha Swamy in Dharampuri is seeing a similar increase in revenue, thanks to the river fete. The temple made Rs.5.38 lakh through offerings and sales of Prasadam tickets on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Lord Shiva’s abode in Vemulawada registered revenue of Rs.10 lakh on the first day of pushkaralu. Besides, some other temples located on the shores of Godavari are also seeing augmented incomes.
( Source : deccan chronicle )
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