Srisailam temple to celebrate Guru Purnima and Sakambari Utsavam on July 29
The Srisailam temple is preparing for Guru Purnima and Sakambari Utsavam celebrations on July 29. The event includes special rituals for Lord Dakshinamurthy and Sage Vyasa, alongside vegetable-based offerings to Goddess Bhramaramba Devi.
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These cultural and religious events are significant for local community cohesion and the preservation of traditional heritage.
The Srisailam temple announced the conduct of special pujas on the auspicious occasions of Guru Purnima and Sakambari Utsavam on July 29 (Wednesday).
According to an official release, on the occasion of Guru Purnima, special pujas will be performed at 7:00 a.m. for Lord Dakshinamurthy and Sage Vyasa at the Akka Mahadevi - Hemareddy Mallamma shrine within the temple complex on Wednesday. The programme will commence with the recitation of the Sankalpam (ritual vow), followed by Maha Ganapathi Puja .
Subsequently, ceremony involving sixteen ritual offerings will be performed to the portraits of Lord Dakshinamurthy and Sage Vyasa. Sage Vyasa was a divinely ordained being who divided the Vedas—originally a single body of knowledge—into four sections and bestowed them upon the world.
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