Vontimitta (Kadapa), Mar 2 (UNI) As the annual Brahmotsavam at Vontimitta Sri Kodandarama temple in Kadapa district along with the state festival of Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam is scheduled from April 6 to 15, TTD Executive Officer J. Syamala Rao said that elaborate arrangements will be made for the annual Brahmotsavam.
The TTD EO along with Kadapa District Collector and SP, JEO, TTD officials, inspected the temple, surroundings, and Kalyana Vedika areas on Saturday evening and later conducted a review meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, he asked the officials to complete the development works in the temple by the end of March and make the Kalyana Vedika venue attractive.
He asked the TTD officials to coordinate with the Kadapa district authorities and make advance arrangements in a planned manner so that the devotees do not face any difficulties.
He said that he will review the progress of the work every 15 days. He instructed the officials concerned to give wide publicity in Kadapa and Annamaiah district's main towns and surrounding areas through Prachara Rathams.
Later, the EO directed the officials of engineering and other departments to complete the works to be done in the context of Brahmotsavam according to the check list and make convenient arrangements for the devotees.
Extensive arrangements should be made on April 11 for the celestial Kalyanam.
In view of the fact that there will be more than one lakh devotees who are likely to come for this Kalyan, TTD officials and district officials have been advised to work in coordination and conduct department-wise reviews frequently.
In view of the rush of devotees, special attention should be paid towards maintaining traffic, distributing Annaprasadam, drinking water, and buttermilk, keeping in view the scorching temperatures of summer.
Kadapa District Collector Dr. Cherukuri Sridhar, SP EG Ashok Kumar, TTD JEO Veerabrahmam, and other departmental officers participated.
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