Tirupati, June 26th: On the reason of three eclipses that are slated to occur in the space of a month the Tirumala temple, the abode of Lord Venkateswara will remain closed. The first in the series of celestial events would be the lunar eclipse on July 7, followed by solar eclipse on July 22 and another lunar eclipse on August 6.
As per the Agama Sastras, the temple would be closed during the eclipse periods and ritual of Alaya Sudhi will be performed. Only after the cleansing of the temple the devotees be allowed to have darshanam on the god. The TTD has requested pilgrims reaching Tirumala on those days to be prepared for inconvenience.
Meanwhile the neighboring Shiva temple at Srikalahasti is expecting a huge congregation of devotees from various parts of AP, Tamilnadu and Karnataka on the eclipse days. The time between the start and close of the eclipse is auspicious to perform Rahu Ketu Puja. However the temple is facing shortage of Naga Padigas which are important for performing the Rahu Ketu Puja.
Hyderabad, June 26th: A nine year old girl was kidnapped and later found on Friday. According to the police, Varalaxmi, 9 and her seven year old brother were walking back to house in Begampet. An auto rickshaw driver stopped them and asked to get into the vehicle. He told them that he was an acquai...
Kakinada, June 26th: The Annual credit plan of East Godavari district for financial year 2009-10 has been fixed at Rs. 4,013 crore as against the last year’s figure of Rs. 3,000 crore. It was an increase of about Rs. 1,013 crore (33.75 per cent). A total sum of Rs. 1,798 crore (24.5 per cent)...
Rampachodavaram, June 26th: The Chief Minister, Dr. Y.S Raja Shekar Reddy will visit Rampachodavaram agency and participate in several programs in East Godavari district on July 5. To mark the arrangements for the Chief Minister’s visit, the Integrated Tribal Development ITDA project officer,...
Hyderabad, June 28th: The government has recently brought down the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 4 percent. But several hotels and restaurants still charge customers at the old rate of 7.5 percent. The Non-compliance is more in middle segment restaurants and those attached to ba...
Hyderabad, June 28th: A newly married couple ended their lives by injecting poison. The incident took place on Sunday at Jalagam Vengala Rao Park in Banjara Hills. The park security found the bodies lying unconsciously in a corner of the park and gave information to the police. Police reached the ...
Rajahmundry, June 28th: The AP Fire and Emergency Services will soon have 68 new fire stations in the state. Depending upon the need each district will be allocated with three to four stations. In additional, the department will construct new building to suit the changing needs and acquire vehicles...
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