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Hans India
14-05-2025
- Hans India
Faith, folklore converge as Gangamma Jatara to achieve grand climax
Tirupati: The pilgrim city of Tirupati was immersed in divine fervour as the iconic folk festival, Thataiahgunta Gangamma Jatara, drew to a grand conclusion on Tuesday with stage set of Gangamma Viswaroopa Darshan scheduled after midnight. The nine-day spiritual spectacle, marked by vibrant rituals and deep-rooted traditions, will be formally culminated with the revered 'ChempaTolagimpu' ceremony – a symbolic event where the clay idol of Goddess Gangamma in Viswaroopa is ceremoniously removed from the temple premises, marking the end of the Jatara. The temple witnessed overwhelming footfall throughout the nine days, with Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays drawing particularly massive crowds. The festive atmosphere reached a crescendo as devotees of all ages and backgrounds, dressed in unique attires each day, participated in the rituals with unflinching devotion. A significant ritual included the mass preparation of Pongallu by women, who offered it to the presiding deity with heartfelt prayers. On the penultimate day, the fervour intensified as a spiritual wave swept across the city. According to folklore, Goddess Gangamma assumes various disguises to track and eliminate the villainous local chieftain (palegadu), who once attempted to outrage her modesty and went into hiding. The climax of this narrative plays out on the final day, symbolising the triumph of divine justice. Security arrangements were robust, ensuring a safe environment for the lakhs of visitors. Under the vigilant eye of SP V Harshavardhan Raju, the police department deployed an extensive force, including bomb squads and dog squads. Frisking through metal detectors was strictly enforced at all entry points, with over 300 personnel including three Additional SPs, eight DSPs, and dozens of CIs, SIs, and constables working round the clock. Equally commendable were the efforts of the Municipal Corporation, led by Commissioner N Mourya. Sanitation, crowd management, and logistical arrangements were executed flawlessly, contributing to a smooth, incident-free experience for devotees seeking darshan of the Goddess.
Hans India
13-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Corporation chief and deputy mayors presented ‘sare' to goddess Gangamma
Tirupati: The commissioner Narapureddy Mourya presented sareee on behalf of Tirupati municipal Corporation on Monday to goddess Gangamma, on Jathara. The commissioner accompanied by Deputy Mayors Mudra Narayana, RC Munikrishna, senior officials and corporators came in a procession from the corporation office to the accompaniment of traditional music to the temple for presenting saree. She along with senior officials presented saree to temple priests Murali Swamy and Ramakrishna and had darshan. She said she prayed the goddess to shower her blessings for the well-being and prosperity of the people of Tirupati. Commissioner said the corporation, police and other departments are fully geared up for the Viswaroopa darshanam of goddess which will be last day of Jathara on Tuesday. Additional Commissioner Charan Tej Reddy, Deputy Commissioner Amariah, Superintendent Engineer Shyam Sunder, Revenue Officer Sethumadhav were also present.
Hans India
06-05-2025
- General
- Hans India
Week-long Ganga Jathara begins today
Tirupati: Stage is set for the colourful week-long Tatayyagunta Gangamma Jathara, which will take off on Tuesday. The Jathara will start with traditional 'Chatimpu', which will be held early in the morning on Tuesday, which will be followed by a series of religious events. Devotees wearing various attires will offer prayers to Gangamma during the seven days fete. The attires include Bairagi Vesham (May 7), Banda Vesham (May 8), Thoti Vesham (May 9), Dora Vesham (May 10), Mathangi Vesham (May 11), Sunnapu Kundalu (May 12), and Jathara (May 13). The festival will conclude with Viswaroopa darshanam on the early morning of Wednesday (May 14). Municipal Corporation Commissioner Narapureddy Mourya along with various departments officials on Monday visited, giving final touches to the preparations. She directed the officials of town planning department to ensure the shop keepersnot to encroach roads and see devotees proceed to the temples without any hindrance. In the vegetable market, which was earmarked for women devotees to prepare Pongallu to offer to the Goddess, the health department take all steps for round the clock sanitation and cleaning. The Commissioner said cultural programmes will also be held daily during the Jathara adding more to the spiritual tempo. Regarding parking, Mourya said TUDA office campus should be allotted for VIP parking and no vehicles should be allowed beyond YSR statue at TUDA junction. She also inspected the additional queue lines set up to cope with the heavy rush of devotees expected during the Jathara. She urged the officials to ensure no inconvenience to common devotees and all basic facilities including drinking water should be made available round the clock. Yadav Corporation Chairman Narasimha Yadav, Deputy Mayors Mudra Narayana, R C Munikrishna, RDO Rammohan, ASP Ravi Manoharachari, SEs Syam Sundar, Krishna Reddy, DSPs Ramakrishnamachari, Bhakthavatsalam, TUDA EE Raveendra were present.
