‘Gopuja’ sees active participation of youth
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A large number of youngsters actively participated in Kanuma and Mukkanuma festivals this year. A ‘Gopuja’ (cow festival) also witnessed the participation of many people.
“We are aware that cows form an integral part of the family, particularly in villages. They are also a source of livelihood. The cow festival was an opportunity for us to decorate and worship them,” said H. Asha of Nagaram. She had come with her family and friends to her native place of Nagarampalli village in Vajrapukotturu mandal, where she told
The Hindu that the cow festival helped her friends learn the important role played by cows in villages.
Jaganmohan Reddy participated in Kamadhenu Gopuja organised by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam.
Amravati:
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy participated in Kamadhenu Gopuja or the worship of cows today on Kanuma, the day after Pongal when cows are worshipped, amid increasing attacks by the opposition that he has been neglecting Hindus.
The event was being organised by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam or TTD and International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON at Narsaraopeta in Guntur district.
State Home Minister Sucharitha, MP Krishna Devarayalu, MLA Srinivasa Reddy and Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam executives AV Dharma Reddy and P Basanth Kumar inspected the Sports Authority Stadium Grounds at Narasaraopet where the sacred Kamadhenu Puja (Gopuja) was conducted by the temple trust.