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Guru Purnima celebrations tomorrow at Mustabad swamy temple
The Guru Purnima celebrations will be held on Thursday (July 10) at the Sri Vijaya Durga Sametha Mallikarjuna Swamy and Sri Sadguru Sainath Swamy Temple at Mustabad village of Gannavaram Mandal in Krishna District.
Temple trust chairperson G.V.S. Padmavati, along with trustees senior journalist Nimmaraju Chalapathi Rao and M. Durganjaneyulu, said that the festivities would be conducted with traditional devotion and grandeur.
As a prelude to the main celebration, a special Sri Chakra Navavarana Archana will be performed on Wednesday evening (July 9) to please Goddess Sri Vijaya Durga, the manifestation of Sri Rajarajeshwari Devi, Ms. Padmavati said.
On Guru Purnima day, several Vedic and devotional rituals are scheduled, including, Sri Vigneshwara Puja Ritwik Varuna, Surya Namaskarams, Ekadasa Rudrabhishekam with Maha Nyasa to Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy and Sri Vijaya Durga Devi, Maha Annadanam (Community Feast).
Ms. Padmavati invited devotees to participate in large numbers and receive the divine blessings of the deities. The puja and abhishekam rituals will be performed under the guidance of Yajna Brahma Srikaram Murali Sharma and temple priest Itikala Nag Pavan Kumar Sharma.