VIJAYAWADA: Koti Vattika Dipotsavam was held on a grand note to mark the Karthika deepotsavam in Sri Bhoo Sametha Sri Venkateswaraswamy temple at Dokiparru Mahakshetram in Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna district on Friday.
According to the Vaikhanasa Bhagavatshastra at the Mahakshetram, Vedic scholars have organized the Koti Vattika Deepotsavam to mark the Karthika pournami in the month of Karthika. The temple trustees organize daily, partial, monthly, half yearly and annual festivals at the Mahakshetram. On special days like Karthika Pournami and Varalakshmi Vratam, it has become a tradition for the welfare of the people in the country and the state, especially around Dokiparru.
During the month of Karthika, Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu are specially worshiped. Karthika Masam means lamp. The lamp means the divine form. In the month of Karthika, if a single lamp is lit, it is as if a crore lamps are lit. That is why the Koti Vattika Dipotsavam was celebrated on Friday with 365 vattika in each pramida in the temple premises to mark the Karthika pournami in the month of Kartika. Temple and surroundings were specially decorated with electric lights in honor of Karthika Masotsavam.
The mega event was supervised by the founding trustees of the temple PV Krishna Reddy and Sudha Reddy couple. P Veera Reddy, Vijayalakshmi, Kommareddy Bapi Reddy, Vijaya Bhaskaramma couple, Sumalata, Prasanna and other family members, relatives, villagers, devotees especially women were present in large numbers.
Temple trustees Krishna Reddy and Sudha Reddy handed over the necessary pooja items to the participants of the Koti Vattika Deepotsavam free of cost. Archana and special pujas were performed on Friday morning at the Mahakshetram to celebrate Karthika Deepotsavam. Founder trustees and archakaas pray to the god about the welfare and happiness of people.
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