Balkampet Yellamma Kalyana Mahotsavam held with grandeur

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

The celestial wedding (Kalyana Mahotsavam) of Goddess Yellamma was celebrated with grand fervour at Balkampet Temple on Tuesday, drawing thousands of devotees.

Ministers Konda Surekha and Ponnam Prabhakar presented silk clothes and mutyala talambralu to the deity on behalf of the State government.

Prominent dignitaries, including Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy's wife Geetha, Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy's wife Kavya Reddy, MLAs Danam Nagender, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Naveen Yadav, and Government Whip Addanki Dayakar attended the celebrations. Endowments Commissioner Hanumantha Rao and Temple Chairman Saibaba coordinated extensive arrangements. Local administration ensured uninterrupted power, drinking water supplies, and streamlined queue lines to enable smooth darshan for all visiting devotees. District Collector Dr. Priyanka Ala, DCP (traffic) Kajal Singh, Joint Commissioner Ramakrishna Rao, EO Vinod Reddy, and officials and staff from various departments, including Electricity, GHMC, HMWSSB, Medical, Revenue, Endowments, and Police, participated in this grand wedding festival.