Two days after the Telangana government re-established the spiritual connect with the Ahobilam Nava Narasimha group of temples in Nandyal district, the Andhra Pradesh government also accorded the State festival status to the ‘Paruveta Utsavam’ (mock hunting ritual) conducted during this part of the year.
It was early this week that Telangana Commissioner of Endowments Anil Kumar, accompanied by Purandar Kumar, Executive Officer of Jogulamba temple in Alampur, came in a procession to offer ‘silk vastram’ to the temple, recognising the ancient connect the shrine has with the Telangana rulers, including the Kakatiya dynasty, Wanaparthy and Gadwal Samsthanams.
