Nagar Kurnool: In Palem village, located in Bijnapally Mandal, grand Dasara celebrations took place on the final day of the festival. The event was organized by a group called Wanted Helping Hands. Devotees gathered to worship Durga Mata in the form of Rajarajeswari Devi.
A special ritual, called abhishekam (a ceremonial bath), was performed for the deity. Manusani Sridhar and his wife, along with other club members, carried out the ritual under the guidance of priests Harinath and Vinay Sharma. They followed traditional practices and chanted the Rajarajeswari mantra during the ceremony.
In the evening, another special ritual took place, known as the Shami tree and Jammi puja. Women from the village participated in a Kumkuma Archana, a worship ritual, with deep devotion. Many villagers took part in the festivities, including Bandaru Jagadish, Jayakrishna, Vivek Shiva, Parsh, Yadi, Dinesh Bala Sai, Akhil, Kittu, Raghavender, Chanti, and Akhil Bunny, along with numerous other devotees and women from the community.
The celebrations were filled with joy and devotion, bringing the entire community together to honor the goddess.