KARIMNAGAR, OCTOBER 12, 2026: As part of the second day of Devi Navarathri celebrations, Goddess Mahalakshmi and Maha Saraswathi are adorned and worshipped in the divine form of Sri Gayathri Devi (Brahmacharini avataar) on Monday.
Alankaram (Divine Form): Sri Gayatri Devi, revered as the Veda Mata (the mother of all Vedas and the personification of the Gayatri Mantra). The presiding deity was decorated with Chandraprabha and colourful bangles.
On the other hand, all the roads in various parts of the district and other parts of the north Telangana region led towards Sri Maha Shakhi temple for darshan of the presiding deities Goddess Durga, Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Saraswathi. The devotees wearing Bhavani Deeksha mala outnumbered other devotees at the temple, which had turned into a big pilgrim centre in Karimnagar town.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, who has taken up the Bhavani Deeksha mala, offered prayers to the goddess in the morning. He was also interacting with the petitioners at a makeshift tent on the temple premises. The management of the temple was providing lunch and evening snacks to the devotees wearing Bhavani Deeksha malas.
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