Worship ‘grama devatas’ for timely rain, says Swaroopananda

Ramanthapur: Jagadguru Swaroopananda Saraswathi of Sharada Peeth stated on Monday that there would be timely rain if ‘grama devatas’ are worshipped.

Speaking after participating in the in the idol installation in Kattamaisamma temple, along with local MLA N V S S Prabhakar, the Swamiji said there more grama devata temples in Telangana and that there has been good rain when they were worshipped.

He recalled visiting the temple ten years back when some persons tried to stall its construction . He noted with happiness that some youngsters under the MLA’s leadership had come forward to build the temple.

Among those who attended the installation ceremony were Mayor Bonthu Rammohan, in-charges of the constituency of TRS and Congress Bethi Subash Reddy, Bandari Lakshma Reddy, division president Repaka Kumaraswamy, TRS youth wing circle president Gandham Nageswar Rao, Temple Development Committee chairman Bandaru Venkat Rao, president Parakala Swamy, general secretary Pannala Arjun, Archakas Bhaskar Sarma, Naveen Acharya, representatives of the committee and hundreds of devotees.