Srirama Raksha Pooja launched

Bhadrachalam: ‘Srirama Raksha’ Arjita Seva was launched in a traditional manner in the Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple here on Friday in the Nitya Kalyana Mandapam.

The temple officials brought the deity to the decorated mandapam. The priests conducted ‘Ashtothara Sata Namarchana’ and other poojas. Among those present were E O K Prabhakar and the temple staff. Later, the priests conducted ‘Srirama Raksha’ pooja in the Anjaneya swamy temple. 227th Toomu Lakshminarasimha Dasu jayanti celebrations The temple was also the venue for the 227th Toomu Lakshminarasimha Dasu jayanti celebrations.

It began with taking out in a ‘Giri Pradikshana’ of the portrait of Lakshminarasimha Dasu. Later, special poojas were performed near the idol at Vista Complex, as at the Bhakta Ramadasu idol. ‘Bhakti Sangeet’ programme In the evening a ‘Bhakti Sangeet’ programme in memory of Lakshminarasimha Dasu was organised.

EO Prabhakara Srinivas, Stanacharyulu K E Stalasai, Pradhana Archakulu Podicheti Jagannadhacharyulu, Podicheti Seetaramanujacharyulu, Uypapradhana Archakulu Koti Ramaswarupacharyulu, Archakulu Sowmitri Srinivasacharyulu, heirs of Toomu Lakshminarasimha Dasu, senior journalist T V L Syamsundara Rao, the Devasthanam employees were present in the programme.