Fervour marked the Telugu new year, ‘Shubhakriti Nama Ugadi’, celebrations at the temple of Lord Venkateswara here on Saturday.
As part of the festivities, ‘Asthanam’ was conducted at Bangaru Vakili inside the temple followed by the customary ‘Panchanga Sravanam’ to the processional deities of Lord Malayappa and his two consorts seated atop the golden ‘Sarva Bhoopala vahanam’.
Earlier, special rituals were carried out inside the temple welcoming the new year.
