Political biwigs showcase spiritual side at Krishna Pushkaralu
12 Aug 2016 12:45 PM IST12 Aug 2016 12:45 PM IST
The 12-day Krishna Pushkaralu, that comes once in every 12 years, began on Friday.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao took the holy dip at Gondimalla Pushkar Ghat near Alampur in Mahabubnagar District as Krishna Pushkaralu began on a festive and traditional note. (Photo: Facebook)- Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, his wife Bhuvaneswari, son Lokesh and MLA Balakrishna take a holy dip in River Krishna on the occasion of Krishna Pushkaralu at Durga ghat in Vijayawada on Friday.
- The presiding deities of Alampur were bathed as per Vedic and Agama traditions in the Krishna River and Swanijis and Seers from different Peethams took the turn next. (Photo: Facebook)
- KCR offering ritual prayers at the Gondimalla Pushkar Ghat near Alampur. (Photo: Facebook)
- Krishna is one of the 12 large perennial rivers in the country. It originates in Mahabaleswar in Maharashtra and merges in the Bay of Bengal at Hamsaladeevi in Krishna district after traversing Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- Devotees taking a dip in river krishna at Krishnaveni Pushkar ghat as part of Krishna pushkaralu.
- Students of Siddhartha Mahila Kalasala take the holy dip.
- Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu conducting the Gau pooja' or prayers to the the cow.
- Minister Paritala Sunitha, ZP chairman Gadde Anuradha give away ritual offerings to River Krishna.
- Ministers Kollu Ravindra, Palle Raghunatha Reddy, Chintakayala Ayyannapatrudu, MP Kesineni Srinivas and MLA Koneru Sridhar offer prayers at the Durga ghat.
- Nara Lokesh shares a light moment with his relatives as prayers and rituals are underway.
- The government machinery is making extensive use of various information and communication technology tools for effective crowd management and provision of facilities for the lakhs of pilgrims who throng the bathing ghats every day. In image, AP Special protection force Commandant and his wife sound the conch during prayer rituals at Durga ghat.
- The unique feature of Krishna Pushkaralu this year is that its technology-driven. In image, Naidu's son Nara Lokesh, seeks blessings of Kanchi seer Jayendra Saraswathi at the end of the rituals.
- Chandrababu Naidu garlands his wife Bhuvaneswari as part of the prayer rituals at the Durga ghat. A host of cultural programmes involving top artistes have been lined up at various places.
- Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his wife accompanied by the seer of Kanchi math, offer prayers before taking the holy dip. A daily 'harati' programme will be organised at Ibrahimpatnam near in Vijayawada, where the Godavari flows into Krishna.
- MLA Balakrishna coming out to the River Krishna after taking dip at Durga Ghat. About 3.5 crore people are expected to take a holy dip in river Krishna in three districts of Andhra Pradesh but over 80 per cent of this crowd will be performing the rituals in Vijayawada, the hub of Krishna Pushkaralu every time.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao took the holy dip at Gondimalla Pushkar Ghat near Alampur in Mahabubnagar District as Krishna Pushkaralu began on a festive and traditional note. (Photo: Facebook)
The 12-day Krishna Pushkaralu, that comes once in every 12 years, began on Friday.
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