A major Hindu religious ritual - Sudarshana sahitha Srilakshmi Maha Yagnam - was started amidst chants of hymns by the priests at Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation (IGMC) stadium in Vijayawada. Chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy attended the Yagnam and participated in several rituals. Endowments minister Kottu Satyanarayana, commissioner S Satyanarayana accompanied the chief minister to the Yagnam venue at the stadium.