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Andhra Pradesh CM Naidu Offers Silk Robes at Vontimitta Temple Festival

The visit underscores the state's practice of treating the Vontimitta Kalyanotsavam as an official event.

Overview

  • Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited the Vontimitta Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple on Wednesday and offered silk robes to the deity during the Sri Sitarama Kalyanam.
  • He attended with his spouse Nara Bhubaneswari and grandson Nara Devansh, and priests gave a Poornakumbha Swagatam, a traditional welcome.
  • Vedic scholars blessed the chief minister, and temple authorities presented Shesha Vastram, Tirtha Prasadam, and a portrait of Lord Rama.
  • Festival events included the Edurkolu ritual at 6:30 pm and the main wedding ceremony at 7 pm, and TTD offered a 1‑kg gold ornament and a 2‑kg silver vessel to the temple.
  • A small fire from a generator van earlier in the day caused brief panic, which fire crews quickly put out, and officials have not yet said what caused it.