15-05-2025
Telangana's Kaleshwaram comes alive as 12-day ‘Saraswati Pushkaralu' begins at ‘Triveni Sangamam'
Kaleshwaram, the historic pilgrimage centre in Telangana's Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, witnessed a steady stream of pilgrims right from the early hours of Thursday (May 15, 2025) as the 12-day Saraswati Pushkaralu got off to a devotional start in Kaleshwaram — revered as 'Trilinga Kshetram'.
The once in 12-year event began at 5.44 a.m. with Ganapathi puja, ankurarpana, and other holy rituals amid chanting of Vedic hymns by the priests of the historic Sri Kaleshwara Sri Mukteshwara Swamy temple.
Madhavananda Saraswati Swamy of Sri Gurumadananda Saraswati Peetham performed special rituals marking the start of the holy event at 'Triveni Sangamam' the confluence of the Godavari, the Pranahita and the subterranean Saraswati rivers.
Justice Surepalli Nanda of the Telangana High Court, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu and Bhupalpally MLA Gandra Satyanarayana Rao were among those who took the holy dip at 'Triveni Sangamam' soon after the initiatory rituals.
The once in 12 years Saraswati Pushkaralu are being conducted officially by the State government. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to arrive in Kaleshwaram in the evening.
He will take 'ritual bath' and 'sankalpam' at Triveni Sangamam, unveil the statue of Goddess Saraswati and watch the 'Saraswati Nava Ratnamala Harathi' ritual at Saraswati Ghat late on Thursday evening, before leaving for Hyderabad.
