Bhadrachalam :

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam was performed on a grand note at Midhila stadium here on Sunday.

The tastefully decorated Mithila stadium echoed to the chanting of hymns as the vast multitude of devotees was engrossed in ‘Ramanama Smaranam’ all through the proceedings.

Special rituals were performed to the divine couple marking the grand coronation ceremony of Lord Rama according to the ‘Pancharatragama Sastra’.

At 10.30 am, the idols of Lord Rama and Goddess Sita were brought in a procession from the main temple to Midhila stadium where the coronation was held. As the processional idols, placed in a decorated palanquin, were carried to the venue in a procession, the devotees stood up and welcomed them with folded hands.
The idols of Lord Rama and his consort Sita, seated facing each other in the midst of the crowds, were adorned with the resplendent jewellery.Governor ESL Narasimhan and his wife Vimala offered silk clothes to the divine couple at the kalyana mandapam.

The temple priests presented padukalu to Lord Rama before pattabhishekam. Later, they adorned the Lord with Pachala Pathakam, Mutyala Haram, sword and crown for the coronation. Goddess Sita was adorned with Chintaku Pathakam and Lakshmana Swamy was adorned with Rama Mada.

The devotees who were desperate to get a glimpse of the ‘Pachala Pathakam’ and ‘Chintaku Pathakam’, were once again found on their feet and hung out of the enclosures.

Later, the temple priests performed Abhishekam to the Lord and the Goddess with holy water brought from various rivers, seas and lakes.Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao, district collector K Ilambarithi, district judge I Ramesh, joint collector D Divya, Aswaraopet MLA Tati Venkateswarlu and temple EO K Jyothi and others witnessed the fete.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / March 30th, 2015