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COVID casts shadow on all Rama festivals Updated: Updated: Major rituals to be performed behind closed doors Share Article Major rituals to be performed behind closed doors A rapid spread of a second wave of COVID-19 cases has cast a shadow on all forms of festivities slated to be held this week in Sri Rama temples across the TTD circuit. The annual Brahmotsavams slated to be observed from April 21 to 29 at the famed Sri Kodandaramalayam in Vontimitta of Kadapa district will be performed in private (Ekantham), in view of the pandemic. The annual festival, which coincides with ‘Sri Rama Navami’ every year, used to be conducted amid much fanfare and religious fervour. All the ‘Vahanams’ (processions on celestial carriers) will be observed inside the temple, where devotees will not be allowed. ....
New idol of Lord Rama installed at Balalayam of Ramateertham temple Updated: Updated: Idols to be shifted to hill-top temple after its reconstruction Share Article Idols to be shifted to hill-top temple after its reconstruction One month after the vandalisation of Lord Rama’s idol at the Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple located on the Bodikonda hill, the government on Thursday installed the idols of Sri Rama, Lakshmana and Goddess Sitadevi in the Balalayam, a temporary temple, at Ramateertham, 12 km away from Vizianagaram city. On the suggestion of the AP Endowments Department, the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam (TTD)’s sculpture and architecture wing carved the idols and sent them to Ramateertham. ....
Ashok Gajapati’s donation for Lord Rama idol rejected Updated Jan 18, 2021, 11:07 am IST The state government on Saturday removed him from the post of chairman of three temples in the state P Ashok Gajapati Raju (DC/file photo) Vizianagaram: In another humiliation meted out to senior TD leader Pusapati Ashok Gajapati Raju, the AP endowments department on Saturday rejected his donation of Rs.1,01,116 for making a new idol of Lord Rama to be placed in the Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy temple at Ramatheertham in Vizianagaram district. The previous idol was desecrated by miscreants a few weeks ago. Venting his anger on Twitter, and attaching the donation slip, Raju said “First, they unilaterally dismissed me as hereditary trustee / Chairman without as much as a notice in complete contravention of section 28. Now, they reject my offerings to the Lord as a representative of the founder family for the vigrahas.” ....