Temples in Hyderabad Decked Up for Dasara Navaratri festivities

The temples and its abutting lanes and bylanes were decorated with colourful LED lights and flowers to mark the occasion. Special poojas including ‘kunkuma archanas’ and other rituals are also planned during the nine-day festival.

The festival also includes ‘alankaram’ of the goddess in various forms including Sri Balatripura Sundari Devi, Sri Gayatri Devi, Sri Rajarajeswari Devi, Sri Annapurna Devi, Sri Mahalakshmi Devi, Sri Bhavani Devi, Sri Chandi Devi, Sri Saraswati Devi, Sri Durga Devi, Sri Mahishasuramardhini Devi and Sri Mahankali Devi, said Ujjaini Mahankali Temple Executive Officer G Manohar Reddy.

He said ‘Chandi Homam’ would be conducted for 10 days at the temple. Anticipating a huge crowd during the festivities, the temple committees made elaborate arrangements to ensure a hassle-free darshan for devotees. The committees are also providing separate queues for the convenience of devotees.

A large number of devotees are expected to throng the historic Sri Ujjaini Mahankali temple and Sri Maavurala Pedda Temple in Secunderabad, Sri Peddamma Temple in Jubilee Hills, Sri Yellamma Temple in Balkampet, Sri Simhavahini Mahankali Temple in Lal Darwaza, Sri Akkanna Madanna Temple in Haribowli, and Sri Darbar Maisamma Temple in Karwan, among temples in twin cities.

Jubilee Hills Sri Peddamma Temple Executive Officer G Srinivasa Raju said that arrangements were made keeping in view the huge turnout. “We are expecting the arrival of more devotees during the last three days of the navaratri festival,” he added.

The temple committees also made necessary arrangements for performing vehicle poojas to the existing and new vehicles on Dasara festival day.