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Telangana ministers join Varuna Yagam at Vemulawada temple for rains
A three-day Varuna Yagam began at Sri Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple in Vemulawada on Thursday. State ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Adluri Laxman Kumar attended the opening ceremony, along with local…
The Story in Brief
A three-day Varuna Yagam began at Sri Bhimeshwara Swamy Temple in Vemulawada on Thursday. State ministers Thummala Nageswara Rao, Ponnam Prabhakar, and Adluri Laxman Kumar attended the opening ceremony, along with local MLAs. They offered special prayers for adequate rainfall and agricultural prosperity.
The ministers received a traditional Poornakumbham welcome from temple priests. District Collector Garima Agrawal, SP Mahesh B. Gite, and Vedic scholars were also present. Speaking at the event, minister Thummala Nageswara Rao expressed hope that the rituals would bring good monsoon rains and benefit the farming community.
The Indian Opinion
Sceptics will dismiss the yagam as a political photo-op. But in a state where two-thirds of farmland depends on the monsoon, no government can ignore the public yearning for rain. The real test is not the smoke from the fire pit but the gauge after the yagam ends. Will the seasonal deficit shrink or will the ritual remain a footnote in the drought calendar?
Source: thehansindia.com
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