KCR's Maha Chandi Yagam Concludes On A Grand Note

The five-day Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam performed by the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao at his farmhouse in Erravalli in the Medak district concluded on a grand note this evening with Maha Poornahuthi, Maha Mangala Harathi, Kalasha Visarjanam, Apabrudha Snanam and Maha Asheervachanam, amidst the chanting of vedic hymns by the priests. Felicitations were also accorded to the Rithviks.

KCR and his wife Shobha offered the purnahuthi material in the homagundam as the 1,500 rithviks performed the concluding rituals. KCR's family members, Governor E S L Narasimham and his wife Vimala, and a large number of visitors witnessed the ritual with devotion and dedication.

As today was the last day, nearly one lakh devotees thronged the yagasala and had a darshan of the goddess Chandi.

Spiritual gurus like Swaroopananda Swamy and Madugula Nagaphani Sarma expressed happiness over the successful completion of the yagam. Speaking at the conclusion of the yagam, Swaroopananda Swamy patted KCR for conducting the event in an excellent manner. Referring to the fire accident, the Swamy said that the scriptures had prescribed that the yagashala (the venue of the yagam) should be burnt at the end of the yagam, and that God himself had done it here, a little earlier. This boded well for the State, he said, and added that Lord Rudra and goddess Chandi Devi would be fully satisfied with the yagam.

Nagaphani Sarma said that the yagam had concluded very successfully under the supervision of Bharathi Teeretha Swamy and Shankaracharya.

During the five days of the yagam, lakhs of people visited the site for a glimpse of the goddess and the proceedings. Anna Prasadam was arranged on a large scale for all the visitors. Women in large numbers performed laksha kumkumarcha and other rituals. Several spiritual gurus and many VIPs visited the yagam, and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made for the event.

KCR has said that yagam was conducted for world peace and the well-being of all the creatures on the planet.