SHRINES
FAR-OFF, YET SUPERB
For
tourists apart from theists, there are very many sacred shrines
around Vijayawada that are drawing lakhs of devout people from time
immemorial. Their antiquity and divinity are a source of perennial
inspiration to the pure religionists owing to sublime associations
they are blessed with. Legends are numerous, and the sports of the
Principal celestials involved in them are curious. For the benefit
of visitors coming from far-off regions to participate in the
Pushkaram Festival, a few are given and it is believed that this
birds eye view of their glory awaken adequate religiocity and takes
them to the hallowed sannidhis invariably. All are ritualed within a
radius of 80 kilometres.
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