Devotees offer prayers at the Shirdi Sai Baba temple in Visakhapatnam on Thursday,
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Sri Paraabhava Nama Ugadi festival was celebrated at Sri Sathya Sai Prema Sadan (Sri Sathya Sai Vidya Vihar premises), at Sector-8, in MVP Colony, on Thursday.
The celebrations commenced with vedic chanting, and offering of Ugadi Pachadi as Naivedyam to Satya Sai Baba. As a prelude to Sri Rama Navami, the traditional Pandiri Rata ceremony (commencement of Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam preparations) was also performed.
Published – March 19, 2026 09:29 pm IST
