Sri Rama Navami Celebrated with gaiety

By Our Special Correspondent

A priest showing Mangalasutra to the devotees during the celestial wedding of lord Rama and Goddess Sita at Ramalayam at Besant Road in Vijayawada on Sunday

After a gap of two years due to the covid-19, Sri Rama Navami was celebrated with the gaiety in Vijayawada on Sunday. Thousands of devotees are thronged Ramalayams in various parts of the city and we are celebrated the festival. Hundreds of devotees attended Sri Sita Rama kalyanam at the Ramalayam Besant Road. Central MLA Malladi Vishnu attended the celestial wedding and participated in the celebrations. Due to covid pandemic Sri Rama Navami was not celebrating this Two years in the city 2020-2021. As there are no restrictions the organizers made all arrangements and decorations in the temple with flowers and lights. Devotees in large number of the attended the celestial wedding. The Ramalayam in Bhavanarayana street, One Town, Vijayawada, was filled with large number of devotees, who celebrated the festivals with gaiety. Temple authorities made elaborate arrangements for the big event held at the 12.10pm. The temple in One Town was constructed in 1962 and since then Sri Rama Navami is being to conducting the large scale. But due to covid restrictions it was held in a small manners for last two years without devotees. The celestial wedding was carried out an a grand scale at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy temple Rajagopuram. Temple Executive officer D Bhramaramba, temple priests and devotees attended by the event.