Maha Shivaratri: Voluntary Group Distributes Pooja Materials to 116 Temples
Mahabubnagar: To celebrate Maha Shivaratri, the Nenu Saitam voluntary organization, led by social activist Diddi Praveen Kumar, distributed pooja materials to 116 temples across various districts.
The initiative aimed to help temples that struggle to arrange daily offerings like incense, lamps, and naivedyam (sacred food). The organization provided 22 types of pooja materials, including incense sticks, lamp oil, camphor, and agarbattis. These supplies are expected to last for two to three months.
In Mahabubnagar, several temples received these materials, including the Shiva temple opposite the bus stand, the Shiva Anjaneya Swamy temple near Shetty Complex, and the Sri Annapurna Sametha Kashi Vishwanatha Swamy, Hanuman, and Kalabhairava Swamy temples in Motinagar. Other recipients included the Shiva Anjaneya Swamy temple near the railway station, the Hanuman temple in Yenugonda, and the Muni Rangaswamy temple in Bhoothpur.
Temples in Moosapet Mandal also benefited from the distribution, including the Shiva, Hanuman, Ayyappa Swamy, and Sri Ramalingeshwara Swamy temples. The Sri Markandeya Swamy temple was also among those that received supplies.
Besides Mahabubnagar, temples in Narayanpet, Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Nagarkurnool, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda, Warangal, Hyderabad, and Karimnagar were included in the distribution.
Speaking about the initiative, Praveen Kumar clarified that no donations were collected from anyone. He emphasized that the organization voluntarily funded and arranged the materials to support temples in need.
Many individuals took part in the distribution event, including Kongari Pavan Kumar, Doma Shekhar Reddy, Sridhar Reddy, Auto Ramu, Rajesh, Shekhar, Gaddam Mayi, Askani Narender, Kongari Srinu, Rainbow Srinivas, Eranna, Krishna Reddy, temple priests Ravindra Chari, Bhushan, Shankarayya, Praveen, and temple committee members.
