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Holy centre of Lepakshi to come alive tomorrow
The holy centre of Lepakshi, which is known for beautiful and valuable artefacts, besides the ‘Ekasila’ Nandi statue and Lord Veerabhadra, will come alive on February 27 when the two-day prestigious Lepakshi Festival gets underway on a colourful note at 4 pm.
Anantapur: The holy centre of Lepakshi, which is known for beautiful and valuable artefacts, besides the ‘Ekasila’ Nandi statue and Lord Veerabhadra, will come alive on February 27 when the two-day prestigious Lepakshi Festival gets underway on a colourful note at 4 pm.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will inaugurate the event in the presence of Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu, P Ashok Gajapathi Raju, several State, Telangana and Karnataka Ministers, besides scores of VIPs and film artistes from the South. The festival gets off with a colourful rally/demonstration by 999 artistes at 5 pm on February 27. The cultural events will conclude the next day.
The beautiful temple of Lepakshi dates back to 1553, which was then a prominent trade and tourist centre during the regime of the Vijayanagar kings. It was well known for sale of diamonds in heaps when Krishnadevaraya ruled the place and its adjoining areas. Memories of the glorious days gone-by will be brought back during the festival.
Film actor and Hindupur MLA Nandamuri Balakrishna, who took upon the task of organising the government-level festival, has been active for several days personally overseeing the arrangements. He has been staying at Lepakshi for the last several days. He took up a State-wide publicity campaign, extending invitations to Telugus across the world to this historic venue, 15 km from here.
Balayya participated in a cycle rally on February 24 from Kodikonda Check-post, close to the Karnataka border, with 500 participants. He rode a cycle and took part in the five km run the next day. The actor considers that it was blessing for him to head the festival.
