Overview

• Ministers for Human Resource Development and Information Technology Nara Lokesh and for Law, Justice and Minority Welfare N. Md. Farooq presided over the opening ceremony at Bara Shaheed Dargah on July 6
• District administration deployed over 5,000 sanitation workers and 1,600 police officers and installed 70 CCTV cameras to maintain cleanliness and security across seven zones
• Swimming teams and boat patrols have been stationed at Swarnala Cheruvu to ensure safety for devotees exchanging rotis in the sacred lake
• Nellore Municipal Corporation coordinated with police, revenue, Transco, and health departments to provide drinking water, toilets, traffic management and medical facilities
• The five-day festival runs through July 10 with Gandha Mahotsavam on July 7 and culminates in a closing ceremony that celebrates centuries-old traditions of interfaith harmony