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The Hindu
14-05-2025
- The Hindu
Festive spirit grips Kaleshwaram on the eve of Saraswati Pushkaralu
Festive spirit pervaded Kaleshwaram, the abode of Sri Kaleshwara Sri Mukteshwara Swamy temple, in Telangana's Jayashankar Bhupalpally district as the temple town has been spruced up for the 12-day Saraswati Pushkaralu-2025 scheduled to begin on Thursday (May 15, 2025). The once-in-12 years mega religious fete is dedicated to worshipping the subterranean Saraswati river which converges with the Godavari and the Pranahita at the confluence point called 'Triveni Sangamam' in Kaleshwaram, a town bordering Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. The entire temple town has been decked up befitting the occasion with a tent city coming up along the sprawling bathing ghats in the historic pilgrimage centre. The 12-day event will witness 'Nadi Harathi' by pandits of the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh and a host of devotional programmes, the temple sources said. A road has been laid between the VIP bathing ghat and the Godavari ghat. Showers have been installed at the bathing ghats on the banks of the Godavari. Around 50 special officers have been appointed to oversee the sanitation measures during the 12-day event. Dozens of ace swimmers and traditional boats have been deployed along the river course in the temple town to ensure safety of the pilgrims. Around 3,500 police personnel have been drafted for bandobust duty and as many as 200 CCTV cameras have been installed in the temple town. Arrangements have been put in place for drone-aided surveillance on the temple town as a safety precaution. NDRF, SDRF and Singareni rescue teams have been stationed in the temple town. The 12-day event will be inaugurated by IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Thursday morning. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to unveil the statue of Goddess Saraswati, and take holy bath in the river and offer prayers at the historic temple in Kaleshwaram at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The district police officials have made tight security arrangements in coordination with their counterparts in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra to ensure hassle free vehicular movement on all roads, including the Sironcha inter-State bridge, leading to Kaleshwaram.
The Hindu
11-05-2025
- The Hindu
IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu takes stock of ‘Saraswati Pushkaralu-2025' arrangements in Kaleshwaram
Information Technology and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu on Sunday took stock of the arrangements being made for the 'Saraswati Pushkaralu-2025' slated to be held in Kaleshwaram of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district from May 15 to 26. The Minister inspected the arrangements being put in place to ensure basic amenities to pilgrims and smooth conduct of the 12-day mega religious event devoted to worshipping the river. Endowments department Principal Secretary Shailaja Ramaiyer, Endowments Commissioner Venkata Rao, Jayashankar Bhupalpally Collector Rahul Sharma, Superintendent of Police Kiran Khare and others were present. He asked the officials concerned to illuminate the entire precincts of the historic Sri Kaleshwara Sri Mukteshwara Swamy temple to organise the once in 12-year fete in a befitting manner. He also reviewed the arrangements for deployment of ace swimmers, traditional boats, barricades and other safety measures on the banks of the Godavari, at 'Triveni Sangamam' confluence point and the bathing ghats. The district official briefed the minister about the tent city and other arrangements being made for the convenience of pilgrims expected to throng Kaleshwaram in hordes during the 12-day fete. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to attend the inaugural ceremony of 'Saraswati Pushkaralu-2025' in Kaleshwaram on May 15.
