Edurkolu Wedding Ceremony Impresses Devotees

As a part of the festivities of the celestial Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam at Vontimitta, on Wednesday evening,  the procession of the Utsavamurthis of Sri Sita and Sri Rama was held in a grand style up to the finely decked Kalyana Vedika.

On this occasion, the ''Edurkolu'' ceremony stood as a cynosure. Meanwhile Edurkolu stands significant in Telugu Wedding ceremony and is often considered as a pre-wedding ritual where the bride’s family formally welcomes the groom and his family to the wedding venue, symbolizing the meeting of two families. It serves as a joyful, ceremonial introduction, often featuring playful banter and exchange of garlands.

During the ceremony, the temple priests, Sri Srinivas participated on behalf of Ammavaru while Sri Rajesh Swamy took the side of Swamivaru and carried out the ceremony in a joyous and colourful manner much to the admiration of devotees.