Bhadrachalam Celebrates Ram Navami

BHADRACHALAM, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The temple town of Bhadrachalam conducted the Elysian wedding between Lord Rama and Mata Sita that was held in between 10:30 a.m and 12:30 p.m today on Mar 24 at the Mithila Stadium. This ritual happens to be an usual one which is repeated each and every year on the felicitous eve of Sri Ram Navami at the Bhadrachalam temple. The temple had been the ground for all Ram Navami festivities which have been in full swing for 15 days that include the famous ‘Sri Seeta Ramachandra Swamy Brahmotsavalu’ that usually gets started at the very opening day of ram navami tithi called “Ugadi”.

From the very first day of the Bhadrachalam Brahmotsavams utsav, a large number of pujas and offerings are being held that includes the preparation of Vepapuvvu Naivedyam to all deities on the very same day. At the end of the very day, the priests indulge into hosting yagnas, Abhishekham and Panchanga Shravanam that mark the onset of the new year in accordance to the Telugu calendar. Prior to the day rituals like Ankurarohanam, Dwajarohanam and Agnipratishta was also performed along with Edurkolu.

Following the occasions held upon March 24 Bhadrachalam shall also be conducting Lord Rama’s rathotsavam and pattabhishekam following which a string of ceremonies like Ujjavautsavam, Vasanthotsavam, teppotsavam, chorotsavam will be observed. Bhadrachalam is the temple town which once had the Dandakaranya forest which was inhabited by Lord Rama, Mata Sita and Lord Lakshmana while they were on their vanavasam or the forest exile. It was here at Bhadrachalam that Lord Rama had constructed his famous parnasala from where Ravana had kidnapped Mata Sita away to Lanka.