Mysore/Mysuru: Marking Ratha Saptami, a festival that falls on the seventh day (Saptami) in the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month of Maagha, the ‘Utsava Murtis’ of all temples in the Palace premises were displayed for the devotees to offer their prayers in the Palace premises this morning. The festival is celebrated in all temples across the country dedicated to Lord Surya and Vishnu.
The rituals began early this morning, following which the ‘Utsava Murti’ was brought from every temple in the Palace at about 6.30 am and arranged in a systematic manner to enable the devotees to offer their special prayers to the deities. The Utsava Murtis were from Adilakshmi, Prasannakrishna, Swetha Varahaswamy, Khille Venkataramanaswamy, Lakshmi Venkataramanaswamy, Trineshwara, Bhuvaneshwaridevi, Gayathridevi and other temples inside the Palace premises.
