Erravalli village in Medak district was drowned in pink colour and echoes of the vedic hymns as more than 1,100 pundits chanted Sanskrit shlokas as part of the five-day long Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam organised by Chief Ministe K Chandrashekar Rao.
Both the VIPs and the common people made a beeline to to the sprawling venue of the special worship on the third day of the yagam. Governor of Maharashtra Ch Vidyasagar Rao, who belongs to Telangana was among the VIPS who attended the programme on Friday. Andhra Pradesh Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao and the legislative Council chairman R Chakrapani also took part in the programme. Number of other important personalities including the media tycoons, Government officials and the State Ministers along with their families also turned up.
Earlier Andhra Pradesh Governor ESl Narasimhan along with his wife, and Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Bandaru Dattareya, Telangana Director General of Police Anurag Sharma attended the event on the first two days with the Chief Minister KCR and his wife playing the host.
A mesmerising atmosphere prevailed at the Yagyashala where the rows of pundit around the fire pits were reciting the mantras as part of KCR’s thanks giving program. Thousands of common people from surrounding villages had also gathered in the two pandals watching the proceedings on the TV screens.
The Yagam, thanks giving for the formation of Telangana state will conclude on Sunday with the President Pranab Mukherji attending the event. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was also scheduled to attend the Yagam as a special invitee.
Meanwhile the opposition Congress party strongly criticized the Chief Minister KCR for spending crore of rupees on the Yagam when the farmers were committing suicide in the State.
Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of Christmas celebrations party leaders Mohammed Ali Shabbir and Danam Nagendra said that KCR was following in the footsteps of kings and emperors in organizing the Yagam. They demanded to know the exact expenses of the event and the source of money.
The Chief Minister has already declared that the he was personally bearing the cost of the event with help from his relatives and friends.