Suryaa News Desk: Special puja programs were conducted with grandeur at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, located on Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada, to mark the festival of Diwali on Sunday. Lamps were lit in the temple premises and sub-temples during the Pradosha Kala, and the festivities were observed with devotion.
Temple Trust Board Chairman Borra Radhakrishna (Gandhi) and Executive Officer V.K. Sheena Naik participated in the rituals and lit lamps along with their families. Vedic scholars and priests performed the Sri Dhanalakshmi Puja in the main temple according to scriptural traditions. Following this, firecrackers were lit outside the temple in accordance with tradition.
After the completion of the puja programs, the temple doors were closed at night amidst the chanting of Vedic mantras and in accordance with Vedic customs. The event was attended by Trust Board member Gudapati Sarojini Devi, Sthanacharya V. Siva Prasad Sarma, head priest L. Durga Prasad, chief priest R. Srinivasa Sastry, temple officials, and staff.