Warangal: Shakambari a low-key affair this year due to Covid-19 pandemic

WARANGAL: The annual Shakambari rituals at the historic Sri Bhadrakali Devasthanam were performed without fanfare this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 270 kgs of vegetables purchased as offerings. Previously, about 4 tonnes of fruits and vegetables used to come from Hyderabad and Bengaluru for the rituals.
The deity was decorated with different vegetables in 15 different incarnations.Warangal West MLA Vinay Bhaskar and his wife Revathi visited the temple. Although many devotees turned up to perform pooja, the temple staff ensured all preventive measures to control the spread of coronavirus were followed. It is believed that goddess Shakambari alleviates hunger and also known as the “the bearer of the greens”. “Shaka” means vegetables and “Ambari” means who bears.