Hyderabad, May 21 -- Saraswati Antya Pushkaralu began with great pomp and grandeur as devotees gathered in large numbers to take part in the sacred event.

On the first day of the Pushkaralu, the inaugural Pushkara Snanam was performed at the holy Sangam at 5:43 am. The sacred bath was observed by Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipati Sri Shankar Vijayendra Saraswati Swamulu, IT and Industries Minister Dudilla Sridhar Babu along with his wife, Endowments Minister Konda Surekha, Endowments Department Commissioner Hanumantha Rao, District Collector Rahul Sharma, religious advisor Sri Govinda Hari, and several other dignitaries.

MLAs Gandra Satyanarayana Rao and Mal Reddy Rangareddy from Bhupalpalli and Rangareddy constituencies also participated i...