Telangana CM Revanth, Irrigation Minister Uttam perform Varuna Yagam for good inflows into Krishna and Godavari rivers
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and his cabinet ministers performed a traditional 'Varuna Yagam' ritual to invoke rain. The ceremony was held in the Krishna and Godavari river catchment areas to address concerns over deficit rainfall.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of traditional religious practices and state-level governance in managing climate-related agricultural crises in India.
As the prospect of deficit rainfall looms large with less than two months remaining for the monsoon to recede, the Telangana Government has conducted Varuna Yagam, the traditional worship to invoke the blessings of Varuna — the rain God, in the Krishna and Godavari catchment areas on Monday (August 10, 2026).
Irrigation Minister N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has initiated the sacred ritual, performed with 108 ritviks on 11 sacred altars (homa kundams), at Nagarjunasagar early on Monday morning. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy participated in the yagam receiving purnahuti during its culmination. The yagam was conducted by priests and vedic pundits of Yadadri Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple and Vijayapuri associated with Nagarjunasagar region — a centre of rituals and learning during the Ikshvaku period 1,800 years ago — resounded with vedic chants.
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