This year around 4.5 lakh devotees entered the temple to give up their initiation. Total turnout is expected to reach 5 lakh by the end of the season
Priests of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamivarala Devasthanam performed Poornahuti On 29 December at the Yagyasala near Shivalayam, marking the end of Bhavani initiation.
Amidst Vedic chants, the temple priests offered silk sarees, pieces of sandalwood, ghee, flowers and fruits to Homam. asirvachanam (blessings) given to the devotees.
Thousands of Bhavani devotees made their way to the Kanaka Durga temple from midnight after taking a holy dip in the Krishna river and offered special pujas to the goddess.
One big homegundam Built on Arjuna Vedhi was used by devotees to deposit their deposits irumudi that they were carried on their heads, and walked through their homes or their chosen places. Bhavani Mata Ki Jai, Jai Bhavani Jai Jai Bhavani – As Bhavani thronged the temple to relinquish her initiation, the area around Indrakeeladri reverberated with chants, hymns and slogans.
The circumambulation of Indrakeeladri (giri circumambulation) is mandatory for those taking initiation.
This year around 4.5 lakh devotees entered the temple to give up their initiation. The total turnout is expected to reach 5 lakh by the end of the season.
though ends with abandon PoornahutiThere will be a spillover of devotees on 30th December. Devotees generally do not like to skip initiation on Tuesdays and Fridays. In such a situation, there is a possibility that Bhavani devotees are likely to come on January 1 as well. The temple authorities are expecting the crowd to continue and are making arrangements accordingly.
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