Picture :Endowments Department and TTD Dharma Prachara Parishat officials handing over 'bilva dalalu' to a priest as part of Mana Gudi programme in Vijayawada on Sunday. Photo: Ch.Vijaya Bhaskar
The Endowments Department and Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishat of Tirumala
Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will jointly organise ‘mana gudi’ programme
in the city from Monday.
Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Endowments Department
Krishna District Assistant Commissioner Ch. Durga Prasad and Mana Gudi
Krishna District special officer D. V. Srihari said that fourth spell of
‘mana gudi’ was being organised to inculcate spiritual thinking among
the youth.
The programme was also aimed at protecting the Hindu culture and
tradition. As part of the programme, bilva dalalu (Bael leaves) would be
supplied to 6A and 6B temples in the district. There were about 40 such
temples in the district where ‘mana gudi’ would be organised, they
said.
The leaves would be made available for the devotees visiting these
temples. One lakh twin leaves were collected and handed over to One Town
Sivalayam and other major temples. Bilvarchana would be organised at
all major temples and ‘vana bhojanam’ organised.
Satyanarayana vratams would be performed at Harijana wadas on Wednesday
which happens to be Kartika suddha ekadasi. Laksha deeparchana programme
would be organised at TTD Kalayana Mandapam here on November 17, they
said, adding, the ‘mana gudi’ programme would be organised in 900
temples located in the district.
Dharama Prachara Parishat legal advisor Yabaluri Lokanatha Sarma, vice
president Boggavarapu Venkata Balakoteswara Rao, and youth coordinator
N. Sivaji were present.
‘Vanabhojanams’
All arrangements have been made for the week-day ‘Mana Gudi’ programme to be held in 620 temples, in the district.
The programme will begin with ‘Vana bhojanams’ and ‘Laksha Bilvarchana’
pujas, on Monday at different places and in 58 shrines respectively.
Devotees will perform ‘Laksha Bilvarchana’ pujas praying Lord Shiva to
give peace, good health, rainfall and crops, said ‘Mana Gudi’ Guntur
district in-charge and TTD Divisional Engineer Srikanth Reddy.
Endowments Department Assistant Commissioner B. Maheswara Reddy said
that ‘Satyanarayana Vratams’ would be performed on ‘Kartika Suddha
Ekadasi ( November 13) and ‘Tulasi Pujas’ on ‘Kartika Sudha Dwadasi’ on
the next day.
‘Laksha deeparadhana’ would be organised on ‘Kartika Sudha Pournami’
(Nov.17) said Dharma Prachara Mandali Guntur district secretary Ch.V.V.
Prasad.
DPP programme assistant E. Ammadu said that spiritual discourses, ‘hari
kathas’ and ‘puranams’ will be rendered at the temples during the ‘Mana
Gudi’ programme. Devotees are requested to participate in the ‘pujas’ in
large numbers and make the programme a success, said Ms. Ammadu.
Courtesy: The Hindu dot come
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