Date:14/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/14/stories/2008041451400300.htm

Andhra Pradesh

‘Unjala seva’ performed

BHADRACHALAM: ‘Unjala seva’ for the presiding deity of Bhadradri temple got under way on Sunday. A gold plated cradle was presented to the temple by a devotee from Visakhapatnam for the purpose.

Some eight lakhs worth of gold went into the making of the cradle meant for celestial services. The chief priests of the temple performed the formal puja, placed the idols on the cradle and rocked it gently.