Overview
- Held on Kanuma day at Jaggannathota in Ambajipeta, the festival unfolded during Sankranti with large crowds from across South India.
- Police reported that 15 chariots from 11 villages converged at Jaggannathota and were immersed without incident.
- The procession features Prabalu representing the Ekadasha Rudras, carried on the shoulders of locals through paddy fields and along an irrigation canal before immersion.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu extended greetings and said state arrangements would benefit up to 500,000 people after the event’s elevation to state-festival status.
- Elected representatives and officials, including Amalapuram MP G. Harish Madhur, Kothapeta MLA Giddi Satyanarayana and District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar, attended to represent the government.