Former doctor to be crowned uttaradhikari of Sri Siddeshwara Peetham; coronation rituals begin today, ceremony on June 6.
Hyderabad: The coronation rituals of Datteshwarananda Bharati Swami, formerly a medical doctor, as uttaradhikari of the Sri Siddeshwara Peetham in Kutralam (Courtallam) in Tamil Nadu, will begin on Monday in the presence pontiff Jagadguru Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Mahaswami. The coronation ceremony is scheduled for June 6.
Sri Siddheshwari Peetham secretary Srinivas Munipalle, in a statement, said that Datteshwarananda Bharati Swami, before he took sanyasa deeksha, was known as Dr Kadambari Anand and had served as medical officer in northern India. He left the medical profession to pursue spiritual practice.
Before the coronation as the junior pontiff, the peetham’s priest, Brahmasri Machavolu Ramesh Sharma, will conduct special rituals every day from June 2 to 6, which include daily special Abhishekam (ritual bathing), Archana, and Pujas in the morning to the deities. Discourses will be conducted in the evening at the Kutralam Peetham by Jagadguru Sri Siddheswarananda Bharati Mahaswami.. The coronation ceremony will take place on June 6 morning, followed by a `gramotsava seva’ to the presiding deity Munipalle said.
Hyderabad: The Lal Darwaza Simhavahini Mahankali temple in Old City will celebrate its 117th Bonalu on July 20 and 21. Temple chairman B. Maruti Yadav said the Brahmotsavam will begin at the temple on July 11. On July 13, the deity’s ‘Ghatam’ will arrive at the main temple, and for the next nine days the Goddess will be decorated in various forms and worshipped. On July 20, the Bonalu festival will be celebrated, and worshippers can offer Bonam to the Goddess. On July 21, Potharajus will be welcomed he added.
Conveneor G. Aravind Goud told Deccan Chronicle that the temple would hold Bonalu festivities in New Delhi on June 30, July 1 and 2. “On July 1, we will have a grand procession of the Goddess from India Gate to Telangana Bhavan, and on July 2 we will organise Bonalu at the Telangana Bhavan”, he said.
Telangana Haj Committee Sets Up Control Room
Hyderabad: To help Haj pilgrims in case of emergency, Telangana Haj Committee has started a control room in Haj House on which operators will offer necessary assistance 24/7. The emergency numbers are 040-29303102 and 040-29303102. The control room will remain active till pilgrims return from Haj. A total of 9,331 pilgrims have travelled from Telangana and will begin returning from June 13 after completing their pilgrimage. Each group of 150 pilgrims is accompanied by an inspector. Telangana Haj committee chairman Syed Afzal Biyabani Khusro Pasha and Haj executive officer Sajjad Ali inaugurated the facility at Haj House on Sunday.
