Sri Rama Navami festivities embraced with customary zeal in Telangana

Sri Rama Navami celebrated with traditional fervour in Telangana

Sri Rama Navami was celebrated with traditional fervour across Telangana on Wednesday.

The highlight of Sri Rama Navami celebrations in the state was the 'Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam' (celestial wedding of Lord Ram and Sita) in the temple town of Bhadrachalam on the banks of Godavari river.

Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, state Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy and other dignitaries attended the event.

The Election Commission permitted the live telecast of Sri Rama Kalyanam subject to provisions of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the Lok Sabha polls, official sources said.

'Sita Rama Kalyanam' was also performed in a number of other temples across the state on the occasion of Sri Rama Navami. Devotees visited the temples to offer prayers on the occasion of the festival.

The tradition in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh is to offer 'vadapappu' (soaked moong dal) and 'panakam' (made by mixing jaggery, pepper powder and cardamom power in water) as 'prasadam' to Lord Ram on Sri Rama Navami.

Meanwhile, Ram Navami 'Shobha Yatra', which was started from Sitarambagh temple to Hanuman Vyayamshala at Sultanbazar here was going on Wednesday evening.

Police made elaborate arrangements to ensure that the procession passed off peacefully.

BJP MLA Raja Singh, who participated in the procession enthused the participants by singing a song standing on an open-top vehicle.

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