Hyderabad: Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao today offered a 11.29 gram “Diamond Nose Stud” to Goddess Kanaka Durga at Vijayawada’s Indrakeeladri Temple in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. With this, the Chief Minister fulfilled his previous promise of presenting the ornaments on achieving statehood to Telangana region.
On his arrival, the Andhra Pradesh Government accorded a warm welcome to KCR and his family members at Gannavaram Airport as the former flew in from Begumpet Airport. Amidst tight security, AP Irrigation Minister Devineni Uma Maheshwar Rao and officials welcomed KCR and his entourage comprising Endowment Minister A Indrakaran Reddy, Home Minister Nayani Narsimha Reddy, Rajya Sabha MP Keshav Rao and others. Uma Maheshwar Rao accompanied the Chief Minister till he completed the ritual presenting Nose Stud to the Goddess by carrying it on his head and participating in special pujas on the occasion.
KCR along with wife Shobha received traditional silk clothes from the temple priests as also blessings. Even as the devotees showed enthusiasm to see the Telangana Chief Minister and his family. Some of the temple priests were seen taking photographs with KCR on the temple premises atop Indrakeeladri.
It is pertinent to note here that KCR had already offered similar golden ornaments in some other places. They include Necklace and Saligram Haram to Lord Venkateshwara in Tirumala, Silver Moustache to Kuravi Sri Veerabhadra Swamy and a crown to Bhadrakali Ammavaru in Warangal. (NSS)
