Special pujas, ‘panchanga sravanam’ mark Ugadi celebrations
The Hindu
Scarcity of neem flowers, one of the ingredients in Ugadi pachchadi, leaves many disappointed
Special pujas and reading of almanac at various temples marked the Ugadi (Telugu New Year) celebrations in the city on Tuesday. Special pujas were performed at Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple at Burujupeta on the occasion. The idol of the deity was decorated with gold ornaments and ‘pattu vastrams.’ A large number of devotees had darshan all through the day.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.