Chaganti Koteswara Rao's discourses in Warangal: visits Sri Bhadrakali temple; final session today

Discourse speaker Chaganti Koteswara Rao is in Warangal for two days of pravachanams. On Tuesday morning he visited the Sri Bhadrakali temple.

At the temple

Temple chairman Dr B Sivasubrahmanyam, the trustees and the chief priests received him with a poornakumbham and Vedic chants.
He did go pradakshina at the temple gokulam and prayed to Sri Vallabha Ganapati.
He offered special prayers to Goddess Bhadrakali, and priests gave him the mahadaaseervachanam at the Mahamandapam.

The discourses

The Warangal unit of the Vidyaranya Arsha Dharma Rakshana Sanstha is holding the discourses at Keerti Gardens near the temple on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 3 and 4. President Nakirekanti Ramamurthy and secretary Pola Pashupathi are organising them. A large crowd attended on Tuesday. Wednesday is the final day.

Chaganti Koteswara Rao's discourses in Warangal: visits Sri Bhadrakali temple; final session today

At the temple

The discourses

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