Sirimanothsavam
sirimanothsavam telugu సిరిమాను పండుగ సిరి మాను ఉత్సవం also referred sirimanu uthsavam siri manu fetefestival sirimanu panduga festival organized propitiate goddess pyddithallamma vizianagram town siri mean goddess lakshmi word wealth prosperity manu mean trunk log priest temple taking procession fort temple three time evening hang tip long lean wooden staff measuring foot raised high sky priest possessed goddess would tell day manu would available place log procured hanging upper end staff raised high sky risky exercise believed grace goddess protects priest falling held month september october dasara every year great carnival attended two three lakh people neighboring town village raja vizianagaram oversee arrangement event apsrtc run bus different part state facilitate transport devotee vizianagram attend festival king pusapati peda vijaya rama raju vizianagaram busy battle bobbili second anand taken charge crown died year wife also died along sati practice wife peda vijaya rama raju rani chandrayamma adopted vijaya rama raju belonged vizianagaram dynasty per history go history temple constructed vizianagar sanstan history temple known virtue location specific history sri pydithalli ammavaru temple constructed sansthan according local legend pydithalli ammavaru grama devata presiding deity vizianagaram say ammavaru sister maharani vizianagaram many evidence pydithalli ammvaru belongs vizianagaram dynasty even though reliable evidence birth detail pydimamba per local legend idol pydimamba found west side pedda cheruvu vizianagaram first tuesday following vijaya dasami completion battle bobbili french leader marquis de bussycastelnau staying entire battalion near hyderabad many soldier died due small pox masuchi going financial crisis peda vijaya rama raju vizianagaram helped overcome rebuild battalion bussy visited rajahmundry rumored vijaya rama raju gave warm welcome bussy rajahmundry time bobbili maharaja powerful difference bobbili vizianagaram raja difference reason battle bobbili started january battle entire bobbili fort got destroyed many bobbili soldier died battle wife vijaya rama raju sister sri pydimamba tried stop battle hearing news successful time sri pydimamba sister vijayaramaraju suffering small pox puja goddess learned vijayaramaraju trouble wanted inform brother regarding tried convey message vizianagaram soldier every one battle started patiwada appalanaidu convey message horse cart time got news brother vijaya rama raju died hand tandrapapa rayudu became unconscious patiwada applanaidu sprinkled water face regained consciousness told appalanaidu live anymore going merge village goddess statue found west bank pedda cheruvu pond located heart vizianagaram lie west vizianagaram fort fisherman found idol pydimamba constructed temple called vanam gudi goddess opposite vizianagaram railway station first temple pydimamba second temple located three lantern junction sirimanu utsav celebrated every year first tuesday following vijayadasami sirimanu mean big trunk believed approximately day sirimanu utsav goddess pydimamba would come dream temple pujari tell sirimanu year could found pujari would go search sirimanu cut sirimanu performing traditional puja sirimanu located anywhere owner must agree cut tree utsav tree shaped neatly sirimanu placed chariot sirimanu brought three lanters junction around pm temple pujari pay obeissance goddess taking seat sirimanu chariot sirimanu move time vizianagaram fort pydimamba temple pm pm chariot shape white elephant front srimanu vizianagaram rajah sit front tower fort watch utsav pujari presented new clothes raja puja performed many people know white elephant moving front sirimanu chariot olden day maharaja used sit white elephant participate sirimanu utsav statue white elephant taken procession front sirimanu part tradition sri pydimamba died got married five married woman seated anjali chariot go front sirimanu part tradition five married woman sitting chariot called anjali chariot addition paladhara umbrella made fishing net decorated flower fruit another important accompaniment anjali chariot per history goddess statue found west side pedda cheruvu patiwda appalanaidu tried bring statue calling professional swimmer yata veedhi agreed bring statue without taking money condition people would allowed participate srimanu utasav umbrella made fishing net patiwada appalanaidu agreed condition convinced raja permit participate sirimanothsavam ceremonial pole andhracafecom