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    The Gollagattu jatara, a five-day religious festival in Telangana, is set to begin this weekend. An estimated 2.5 million people are expected to participate in the festival honoring the deities Lingamanthula Swamy and Choudamma. Various rituals and ceremonies will take place over the five days, including devotees carrying offerings to the temple and special pujas and celebrations. Extensive arrangements have been made by organizers and local authorities to accommodate the large crowds expected to converge for this major religious congregation in Telangana.

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    The Gollagattu jatara, a five-day religious festival in Telangana, is set to begin this weekend. An estimated 2.5 million people are expected to participate in the festival honoring the deities Lingamanthula Swamy and Choudamma. Various rituals and ceremonies will take place over the five days, including devotees carrying offerings to the temple and special pujas and celebrations. Extensive arrangements have been made by organizers and local authorities to accommodate the large crowds expected to converge for this major religious congregation in Telangana.

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    All Set For Five-Day Gollagattu Jatara - The Hindu

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    The Gollagattu jatara, a five-day religious festival in Telangana, is set to begin this weekend. An estimated 2.5 million people are expected to participate in the festival honoring the deities Lingamanthula Swamy and Choudamma. Various rituals and ceremonies will take place over the five days, including devotees carrying offerings to the temple and special pujas and celebrations. Extensive arrangements have been made by organizers and local authorities to accommodate the large crowds expected to converge for this major religious congregation in Telangana.

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    05/10/2016

    AllsetforfivedayGollagattujataraTheHindu

    NATIONALTELANGANA

    NALGONDA,February8,2015

    AllsetforfivedayGollagattujatara

    T.KarnakarReddy
    Atleast25lakhpeopleareexpectedtotakepartintheevent
    ThestageissetforfivedaybiannualDurajpalliPeddagattujatara,alsocalledasGollagattujatara,whichwitnessessecondbiggest
    congregationofpeopleafterMedaramjatarainWarangal.
    ThefestivalwillkickstartwhenthedevoteescarryingDeverapetta(areligiousboxcontainstheidolsofpresidingdeities)fromKesaram
    villagetoDurajpalliduringtheinterveninghoursofSaturdayandSunday.
    Thepresidingdeities,SriLingamanthulaSwamy,believedanincarnationofLordShiva,andhissisterChoudamma,areofferedvarious
    pujasduringthefivedayfete.
    ThoughprimarilytheYadavacommunitytakespartinhugenumbers,peoplefromallcastesandreligionsfromacrossTelangana,Andhra
    Pradesh,Chhattisgarh,MadhyaPradesh,Maharastra,Odisha,KarnatakaandTamilNaducometotheplacelocatedjust5km.fromSuryapet.
    Theorganiserssaythatatleast25lakhpeopleareexpectedtotakepartintheeventthisyear.
    TheRTCisoperatingonebuseveryfiveminutesfromSuryapetbusstationtoDurajpalli,whichislocatedveryclosetoNH65.
    Thepolicehavealsoannouncedthattheywoulddeploy1,000policepersonnelforprovidingsecuritythroughoutthejataraperiod.
    Meanwhile,theStategovernmenthasallocatedRs.2.10croreforprovidingbasicfacilities.
    Thedistrictadministrationhasprovidedtemporarytoilets,drinkingwatertanksbesideslightingthetemple.
    Meanwhile,ahugenumberoftemporaryshopshavecomeuparoundthehillock,adaybeforethecommencementofcelebrations.
    http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/allsetforfivedaygollagattujatara/article6870580.ece

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    05/10/2016

    AllsetforfivedayGollagattujataraTheHindu

    OnthefirstonSunday,thewomendevoteeswillgoroundthetemplecarryinggampa(awovenbamboobasket)ontheirhead.
    Onthefollowingtheday,devoteeswillofferbonamtothepresidingdeity.Chandrapatnamritualwillbeperformedonthirddaywhilethe
    priestswouldperformNelaVaramritualonthefourthday.
    TherewillbeconcludingcelebrationsonthelastdayonThursday.
    TemplemanagerKanaparthiPrabhakarRao,AssistantCommissioner,Endowments,S.RamachandraRao,TemplechairmanChowdaiah
    Yadavincoordinationwithvariouswingsofdistrictadministrationareoverseeingthearrangements.

    http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/allsetforfivedaygollagattujatara/article6870580.ece

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