Andhra Pradesh: Rottela Panduga set to be a crowd-puller in Nellore
The Hindu
People of all faiths throng the Bara Shaheed Dargah seeking fulfilment of their wishes
The stage is set for the holding of Rottela Panduga at the famous Bara Shaheed Dargah in a grand manner from August 9 to 13, after a gap of two years.
The annual festival could not be held in the last two years owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival committee led by its president Syed Shah Jahan and vice-president Sk. Khadar Basha and the district administration, have made elaborate arrangements for the exchange of rotis by the people from far and near at the picturesque Swarnala Cheruvu as a thanksgiving ceremony after the fulfilment of their wishes.
The festival draws people from all faiths to seek the blessings of the ‘Bara Shaheed’ or the 12 martyred warriors in whose memory the Urs festival is celebrated in the holy Islamic month of Muharram.
People throng the picturesque water body and offer prayers at the Dargah seeking fulfilment of their wishes. They exchange rotis with those who have come to the dargah on a thanksgiving visit. The most common wishes include marriage, having a child, building a house of their own, and so on.
Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy oversaw the arrangements for the annual festival, which has assumed a secular character over the decades.
Swarnala Cheruvu has been filled to the brim to enable the devotees to exchange rotis by standing in the water amidst a serene atmosphere, added Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy, YSRCP MLA from Nellore Rural.
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