With an estimated 20 lakh devotees expected, authorities have implemented traffic diversions on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway to prevent congestion. Additional police personnel and surveillance cameras have been deployed for crowd control

Metro India News | Hyderabad 

Irrigation & Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy participated in the Peddagattu Jatara at Durajpally in Suryapet district on Monday and offered prayers at the Lingamantula Swamy temple and took part in the religious rituals. 

The Peddagattu Jatara, also known as Gollagattu Jatara, is Telangana’s second-largest religious congregation after the Medaram Sammakka-Saralamma Jatara. Held once every two years, the five-day festival is of great spiritual significance, particularly for the Yadava community, which worships Lingamantula Swamy as their deity. This year, the Jatara began on February 16 and will conclude on February 20.

As part of the rituals, the minister participated in the Bhairi (Bhery) drumming ceremony along with devotees in the temple premises. He later performed special prayers. He thanked Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy for sanctioning Rs 5 crore for the successful conduct of the Peddagattu Lingamantula Swamy Jatara. He instructed officials to take special measures to ensure devotees do not face any inconvenience.

After participating in the rituals, Uttam Kumar Reddy inspected facilities like drinking water supply, sanitation, power supply, medical assistance, and security arrangements. He directed officials to monitor the influx of devotees and ensure the smooth functioning of amenities such as temporary shelters, medical camps, and queue management systems. Traffic management was a key focus during his review.