The 12-day saraswati pushkaralu in kaleshwaram, jayashankar bhupalapally, began at 5.44 am thursday (May 15, 2025). | Photo Credit: by Arrangement
Kaleshwaram, the historic pilgrimage centre in Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, witnessed a steady stream of pilgrims right from the early hours of Thursday (May 15, 2025) as the 12-Day Saraswati pushkaralu Got off to a devotional start in Kaleshwaram – Revered as “Trilinga Kshetram”.
The once in 12-year event began at 5.44 a.m. with Ganapathi puja, ankurarpana, and other holy rituals amid chanting of Vedic hymns by the priests of the historic Sri Kaleshwara Sri Mukteshwara Swamy temple.
An aerial view of Sri Kaleshwara Sri Mukteshwara Swamy temple decked up for the 12 day Saraswati Pushkaralu beginning on Thursday (May 15, 2025)
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Madhavananda Saraswati Swamy Of Sri Gurumadananda Saraswati Peetham Peetham Performed Special Rituals Saraswati Rivers.
Justice Surepalli Nanda of the Telangana High Court, IT and Industries Minister D. Sridhar Babu and Bhupalpally MLA Gandra Satyanarayana Rao were among those who took the holy dip at “Triveni Sangamam” soon after the initiatory rituals.
The once in 12 years Saraswati Pushkaralu are being conducted officially by the State government. Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy is scheduled to arrive in Kaleshwaram in the evening.
He will take “ritual bath” and “sankalpam” at Triveni Sangamam, unveil the statue of Goddess Saraswati and watch the “Saraswati Nava Ratnamala Harathi” ritual at Saraswati Ghat late on Thursday evening, before leaving for Hyderabad.
Published – May 15, 2025 02:50 PM is
