| Kumbhabhishekam at Kanakadurga Temple Vijayawada |
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It was a rare occasion on the Indrakeeladri here on Friday with religious gurus, priests, and devotees performing Kumbhabhishekam after a gap of 15 years. The day was very auspicious with not only the Kumbhabhishekam of the Kanakadurga temple was performed by bringing water from three seas and several rivers in the country in 18 sacred pots to be poured on the gold-plated ‘Sikharam'. A large number of devotees gathered on the hill top to offer prayers to the presiding deity and also Sri Malleswara Swamy. Kanchi Kamakoti Peetadhipati Jayendra Saraswati began the process of Kumbhabhisekam by performing the poornahuthi offering several material in the homakund by touching each of the material that went into the ritual. The swamiji was unable to walk due to ill health so all the 18 pots were brought to him to touch them before they were taken on to the top of the Vimana gopuram by the chief priest. In the presence of the Endowments Minister C. Ramachandraiah, the poornahuti was performed at 7.15 a.m. Dhwajasthambam replacedDhwajasthambam of Sri Malleswara Swamy temple popularly known as Sivalayam was also replaced by performing homam and erecting a new Dhwajasthambam at 9.55 p.m. వైభవంగా మహాకుంభాభిషేకం కనకదుర్గమ్మ సన్నిధిలో మహాకుంభాభిషేక మహోత్సవం శుక్రవారం వైభవంగా జరిగింది. అమ్మవారి విమానగోపుర శిఖరానికి జరిగిన అభిషేకాన్ని తిలకించేందుకు భక్తులు పోటెత్తారు. జై దుర్గాభవానీ నినాదాలతో ఇంద్రకీలాద్రి మార్మోగింది. మూడు రోజులుగా జరుగుతున్న మహాకుంభాభిషేకంలో భాగంగా దుర్గమ్మ అంతరాలయానికి ఈశాన్య ప్రాంతంలో ఏర్పాటు చేసిన హోంగుండాల వద్ద పలు వైధిక కార్యక్రమాలను నిర్వహించారు. |




