Hanumath Jayanthi was celebrated in the city with religious fervour on Sunday. From early morning itself, devotees flocked to different temples of Lord Hanuman, including those in Benz Circle and Indrakeeladri. Devotees offered special prayers at the highly popular Machavaram Anjeneyaswamy temple and smaller Hanuman temples such as the one near Benz Circle, Eluru locks and Sitarampuram. Pujas were organised at all the Rama temples across the city.
At Kottur Tadepalli, Hanumath Kalyanam, Kadali phalarchana, Sindhurarchana, Nagavalli dalarchana, Sundarakanda and Dattatreya chandi navagraha homams were performed. Vedic scholar Kappagantu Janaki Rama Avadhani, temple trustee Kappagantu Lakshminarayana and others were present.
Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam organised celebrations at the Hanuman temple near the foothill of Indrakeeladri. Anjaneya Swamy is considered the kshetrapalaka of Indrakeeladri.
