Lakhs of Lord Shiva and Vishnu devotees on Sunday thronged temples to mark Kartik Purnima since early morning and observed it with devotion.
The devotees performed special pujas and rituals with utmost devotion after taking holy dip in sea and rivers across the state since early hours.
The Shiva temples&mdash;Srisailam, Srikalahasti, Vemulawada and Pancharamam were decorated with flowers and lights. Special arrangements were made to meet the huge rush of pilgrims.
The State Transport Corporation is running special bus services to meet the huge rush of pilgrims and devotees to all Shiva temples in the state.
Kartik Purnima, also known as Tripuri Poornima or Tripurari Purnima, is the Full Moon and auspicious day in Kartik month. The day marks the ending of Kartik month as per the calendars of North India but in other calendars it is the 15th day in Kartik maas. During Kartik Purnima, Dev Diwali, Deepotsavam and Ganga Mahotsav are observed by women devotees.
On Kartik Purnima, some people perform Tulsi Vishnu Vivah. It is observed on some other days &ndash; Bhodini Ekadasi or on Ksheerabdi Dwadashi. Kartik Poornima celebrations are associated with the legend of demon Tarakasur. Tarakasur was demolished by Lord kartik, also known as Skanda or Kumara.
Another legend associated with Kartik Poornima is of Lord Vishnu&rsquo;s Matsyavatar. It is believed that on this day, Vishnu was incarnated in Matsya incarnation and protected Manu, the first man, from Maha Pralay (deluge).
Vanabhjanam, also known as Vanbhojan, is a garden party or picnic arranged during Kartika masam.
As per Hindu belief, plants are very divine aspects of the nature, hence some plants are worshipped as Gods. Tulasi (Ocimum), Usiri (Amla), Bilva and Durva plants are considered as Gods and useful material in Puja. Kartika Vana mahotsavam is arranged by some organisations just to chant mantras and to awake the spiritual consciousness in children.
There is a popular belief in Hindu mythology that Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi along with all the Gods visit and reside under Amla tree and Tulsi plant during Kartik month.
During the occasion, people cook food under trees or in parks and eat. Offering puja to Lord Vishnu and other Gods, reciting Vishnu Purana and Kartika Purana during Vana mahotsavam is more preferred rituals.

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Devotees beeline to temple for Kartik Purnima

Suicide of Telugu girl Madhuri Sale, a final year student at IIT-Kanpur is raking a rare discussion about the sufferings of rural South Indian students in IITs. There was a debate about the regional bias against students from rural south India that forced this Nalgonda girl to end her life in IIT-Kanpur.
Shantamma, mother of Madhuri ruled out that her daughter could not take the pressure of exams, the silly reason cited by IIT-K authorities. &lsquo;Madhuri used to call me often expressing her desire to come back unable to take the harassment but I encouraged her to finish her B.Tech course,&rsquo; said Shantamma.&nbsp;
Suicide of Madhuri is eighth such in past five years and findings of inquiry committees have never been made public. &lsquo;Although academic rules at all the IITs are stringent, students from the South may be brilliant but are bound to struggle in the North-dominant setup. One should realize that IIT is not the end of the world,&rsquo; an IIT-M student said a famous new paper agency.

South Indian Students harassed @ IIT

The Union Government on Thursday stated that it has not found any violation of the Companies Act, 1956 by the Deccan Chargers, an Indian Premier League franchise.
In a written reply to a question, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs Salman Khurshid stated that the Central Government is looking into violation of the Companies Act, 1956 by some Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises.
Mr Khurshid stated that no violation of provisions of the Act have been found in the Balance Sheets, Annual Returns and other documents of Deccan Chargers Sporting Venture Limited.
He stated that the documents of the IPL franchises have been examined under Section 234 of the Act.
Documents relating to the Mumbai Indians owned by Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd, Royal Challenger Bangalore owned by Royal Challenger Sports Pvt Ltd, Deccan Chargers owned by Deccan Chargers Sporting Ventures Ltd, Chennai Super Kings owned by India Cements Ltd, Delhi Daredevils owned by owned by GMR Sports Pvt Ltd,Kings XI Punjab KPH Dream Cricket Pvt Ltd, Kolkata Knight Riders owned by Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd, Rajasthan Royals owned by Jaipur IPL Cricket Pvt Ltd, apart from new entrants Sahara Pune Warriors owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Ltd and Kochi owned by Rendezvous Sports World have been examined. &nbsp;Of these Rendezvous Sports World is an Association of persons not registered under the Act.
Mr Khurshid informed the House that based on the Technical Scrutiny Reports submitted by Registrar of Companies (ROCs) under Section 234 of the Act, non-compliance of certain provisions of the Act relating to non-filing of balance sheet/annual return (Sections 159/220), non-appointment of whole time company secretary (Section 383A), non-compliance of Section 211 read with Schedule VI and Accounting Standards have been noticed and ROCs have been instructed to take penal action in respect of these contraventions.

Centre's clean chit to Deccan Chargers

Madhuri Sale, a final year Civil engineering student of the premiere Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, committed suicide in her hostel room on Wednesday. Just two days ago Madhuri Sale, hailing from Andhra Pradesh celebrated her 22nd birthday.
Kanpur Police suspect the case as a suicide as per prima-facie evidences. Suicide came to light only when Madhuri&rsquo;s room door was broken as she did not respond to repeated door knocks by her friends. Police found that name of student was &lsquo;Madhuri Salve&rsquo; as per early reports but in the college she is enrolled as &lsquo;Madhuri Sale.&rsquo;
Sources in IIT-K said that a committee has been constituted to probe into the girl&rsquo;s death while students say that this is eighth suicide in the college from last six years. Madhuri is an extra ordinary performer in academics.

Devotees beeline to temple for Kartik Purnima

Devotees beeline to temple for Kartik Purnima

South Indian Students harassed @ IIT

South Indian Students harassed @ IIT

South Indian Students harassed @ IIT

South Indian Students harassed @ IIT

Centre's clean chit to Deccan Chargers

Centre's clean chit to Deccan Chargers

Centre's clean chit to Deccan Chargers

Centre's clean chit to Deccan Chargers

Madhuri Sale, Telugu IITian commits suicide

Madhuri Sale, Telugu IITian commits suicide