Glittering Koti Vattika Deepotsavam held at Dokiparru Sri Venkateswara Temple

VIJAYAWADA: A glittering Koti Vattika deepotsavam was held at Sri Bhoo Sametha Sri Venkateswaraswamy Temple at Dokiparru Mahakshetram in Gudlavalleru Mandal, Krishna district on Thursday.
The religious event has become an eye-feast to the devotees who were left surprised in a manner it was organized to mark the holy Karthika Pournami.
The event was supervised by the founding trustees of the temple PV Krishna Reddy and Sudha Reddy couple.Temple committee members P. Vira 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 Dipotsavam.
Archana and special pujas were performed early in the morning at the Mahakshetram ahead of the commencement of Koti Vattika Deepotsvam in the evening.
According to the Vaikhanasa Bhagavatshastra at the Mahakshetram, Vedic scholars have organised the Koti Vattika Dipotsavam 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 to organize special pujas seeking the divine support for the welfare of the people in the country and the state, especially around Dokiparru.
Priests explained that Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu were specially worshiped during the month of Karthika. “Kartikam means lamp. The lamp signifies the divine form of Lord and inner-self. If a single lamp is lit during the month of Karthika, it is as if crore lamps are lit. One should always keep their inner-consciousness lit to do good to the society,” observed the priests. They said that Koti Vattika Dipotsavam was celebrated to keep the devotees alert about their duties towards the God as well as the society.
Temple premises was virtually sparkled with thousands of lamps lit by the devotees to mark the Karthika pournami. Temple and surroundings were specially decorated with colourful lights. Before the Koti Vattika Deepotsavam, the founding trustee of the temple, Sudhareddy launched the newly established Goshala. The goshala was dedicated to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple as priests perform Suprabhata seva with cow's milk. The temple trustees provided the opportunity for the devotees to perform Go-seva.