Sea of Humanity Turns out for the Divine Wedlock

 The state festival of Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam took place in the spacious Kalyana Vedika at Vontimitta in YSR Kadapa district on a pleasant evening on Wednesday with devotional fervour hitting the sky.

Every inch of gallery was occupied with devotees. The grandeur of the Kalyanam enhanced under the bright sheath of Full Moon rays.

SEQUENCE OF RITUALS

The archakas performed the divine wedding of Sri Rama and Sita Devi, observing a series of rituals as per the customs of Hindu wedding.

Commencing with Bhagavad Vijnapana, Sabha Anjuna followed by Sankalpam where in Gotra Namas were recited and then Viswaksena Aradhana, Bhagavad Vasudeva Punyaham, Aradhana, Raksha Bandhanam, Yajnopaveetha Dharana, Varapreshanam, Pada Prakshalanam were rendered.

After that Madhuparka Samarpana, Maha Sankaplam, Kanya Danam,  Mangalya Puja, Mangalasutra Dharana, Akshatarohanam, Moolikaropanam,  Sripada Nivedana, Harati and finally Swasti Vachanam with which the mega religious fete concluded.

The silk vastrams, mutyala talambralu presented by the state government were also offered to the deities on the auspicious occasion.

Finally Ashirvachanam was offered to the Honourable Minister of Energy, Forest, Environment, Science and Technology, Mines and Geology Sri Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy by the archakas.

Ministers Sri Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, Sri Satyanarayana, Smt RK Roja, Sri K Satyanarayana, TTD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy, EO AV Dharma Reddy, legislators Sri M Mallikarjuna Reddy, Sri Srikant Reddy, TTD board members Sri Maruti Prasad, Sri Ashok Kumar, District Collector Sri Vijayarama Raju, JEOs Smt Sada Bhargavi, Sri Veerabrahmam, CEO Sri Shanmukh Kumar, CE Sri Nageswara Rao and other TTD and district officials were present.

DISTRIBUTION OF TALAMBRALU AND ANNAPRASADAM

This year, TTD presented a bag coprising of Talambralu and Mutyam packet, two mini laddus, one Annaprasadam pacaket and a small water bottle to every devotee entering into the galleries present on North and South sides.

About 2500 Srivari Sevakulu were deployed for offering services to the multitude of devotees coming for Vontimitta Brahmotsavams out of which 1700 are exclusively for Galleries.

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