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Hans India
09-06-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Thousands throng Bathini's famed ‘Fish Prasadam' at Nampally
Hyderabad: Thousands of Asthma patients and persons with breathing issues thronged to the Exhibition Grounds on Sunday to take the famed 'Fish Prasadam' being provided by the Bathini family on the occasion of Mrigashira Karte. Close to 80,000 people consumed the prasadam by midnight and the number is expected to cross over a lakh by Monday afternoon. A septuagenarian died of cardiac arrest while waiting for his turn in the queue lines during the distribution of Prasadam. As part of the century-old tradition, the Bathini Goud's family performed pooja in the wee hours and started the distribution at 9.30 am. Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar along with PCC president Mahesh Kumar Goud, Fisheries Corporation Chairman M Sai Kumar and others inaugurated the distribution of Fish Prasadam. The herbal medicine in the form of a paste along with a Murrel fish is inserted into the patient's mouth. If taken for four consecutive years, the medicine cures asthma, believe many patients. This has been challenged by the scientists, rationalists and other experts. Though the number has come down during the last few years, the patients' tryst with the Prasadam is not dying down as there were several who have come for three to four times consecutively. The Prasadam was not distributed during the COVID pandemic period. The administration had made elaborate arrangements for seamless experience for the asthma patients. The premises were barricaded with 42 queue lines with separate enclosures to manage the crowd. There was heavy police bandobust at the Exhibition Grounds maintaining the queue lines. People not only from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, but several aged persons came from states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and other places also arrived, hoping to getting cured from the long pending ailment. Some of them had reached late night on Saturday. While the government provided fish, drinking water, lighting, special buses and other infrastructure, the philanthropist organisations also provided helping hands by organising food, tea and other stalls. The Badrivishal Pannalal Pitti Trust, which has been associated with the Bhathini family, Agarwal Samaj, Kanyakubz Samaj organised a mega food camp for the needy. Similarly, the Jaiswal Samaj and Jadhav Seva Mahila mandal had offered evening snacks to the visitors. Speaking during the occasion, Ponnam Prabhakar said that the Bathini family has been doing a great service to mankind. He said that the family which has been serving the patients should be provided Padmashri by the Centre. He said that the Congress government in the State was also supporting this programme by involving eleven departments. He lauded the Badrivishal Pannalal Pitti Trust for their services, stating that the organisation started their work a week before and provided all the necessary support to the visitors. Recalling his association with the Bathini family since 1995, PCC Chief Mahesh Goud said he had suffered with asthma and recovered after taking the Fish Prasadam. He said that several Pharma companies tried to lure and also threatened them but the family did not buckle under pressure and continued their services. He said that the state government should also recognise their services.
The Hindu
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- The Hindu
Traffic diversions in Hyderabad for fish prasadam event from June 7 to 9
The Hyderabad Traffic Police have issued an advisory detailing diversions and parking arrangements around the Exhibition Grounds, Nampally in view of the annual Fish Prasadam distribution organised by the Bathini Mrigasira Trust (BMT) scheduled to begin on June 7 and continue till June 9. As per the advisory, congestion is expected in areas surrounding the venue, and commuters are advised to avoid several key junctions during this period. Motorists are urged to steer clear of the route from SA Bazar Mosque to Gandhi Bhavan via MJ Market Junction, as well as roads from Putli Bowli and Alaska Junction towards Malakunta. Heavy vehicles from these directions will be diverted to alternative routes including the Nampally Station Road, BJR Circle, and SA Bazar Mosque route. Public transport users heading to the event are advised to alight at Gandhi Bhavan or Gruha Kalpa bus stops, depending on their point of entry and walk to Gate No. 2 of the Exhibition Grounds. Special parking zones have been arranged to manage the influx of visitors. Those arriving in four-wheelers from the Nampally side should use parking facilities at Gruha Kalpa, Gagan Vihar, or Chandra Vihar. VIP pass holders from the M.J. Market side must enter via Ajanta Gate and proceed to the designated VIP area. Two-wheelers from M.J. Market should park near Manoranjan Complex, while those from Nampally are advised to use the stretch between Gruha Kalpa and the BJP Office. Auto-rickshaw passengers can be dropped off near Shezan Hotel, Bhavani Wines, the Juvenile Court, or the Excise Office, with auto parking permitted along the roadside in these areas. In addition to this, general traffic from M.J. Bridge and Begum Bazaar Chatri towards Nampally will be diverted at Alaska Junction towards Darussalam and Ek Minar. Authorities have urged the public to cooperate and use alternative routes to minimise delays. For real-time updates, commuters can follow Hyderabad Traffic Police on Facebook (@HYDTP) and Twitter (@HYDP). In case of travel-related emergencies, assistance is available via the traffic helpline on 9010203626.
Hans India
29-05-2025
- Health
- Hans India
Fish prasadam for asthma patients to be distributed in city on June 8
Hyderabad: The decades-old 'remedy for Asthma' fish medicine (Fish Prasadam) by the Bathini Goud family would be distributed on the occasion of Mrigasira Karthi at Nampally Exhibition Grounds on June 8 from 10 am onwards. Addressing a press conference here, the family members of Bathini Harinath Goud including sons Sheshul Bathini and Amarnath Goud said that as usual, this year, at 10 am on June 8, immediately after the Mrigasira Karthi, the fish prasadam will be distributed at the Nampally Exhibition Grounds. Lakhs of people from the country and abroad visit the Prasadam distribution centre every year. 'For this reason, this year too, the government, on the orders of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, is providing full cooperation under the supervision of BC Welfare and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar, and the relevant government departments, including the Hyderabad Collector, DGP, Police Commissioners, are making arrangements with the coordination of everyone,' Amarnath Goud said.
