Sri Gnana Peetam in the News: Saraswati Avarana Archana and Free Aksharabhyasam on Day 7 of Sharannavaratri

On the seventh day of Devi Sharannavaratri, Saturday, 17 October 2026, Ammavaru gave darshan as Saraswati Devi at temples across Anantapur. The Sunday, 18 October 2026 editions of Surya, Sakshi and Andhra Prabha covered the day's celebrations, including the Saraswati Avarana Archana and free Aksharabhyasam for children at Sri Gnana Peetam.

Surya – "Vividha Roopallo Ammavari Darshanam" (The Goddess Gives Darshan in Many Forms)

Under the sub-headline "Special pujas during Sharannavaratri, free Aksharabhyasam for children", Surya reported that the Saraswati Avarana Archana, Panchayatana Homam, Saraswati Moolamantra Homam and Srinivasa Vidya Homam were performed with devotion at Sri Gnana Peetam, and a free Aksharabhyasam programme was held for children.

Elsewhere in the city, Sharada Parameswari Mata gave darshan as Veenadharini at Sri Sringeri Shankaramath in Sharada Nagar, Ammavaru was adorned as Narasimha Devi on the Sheshavahanam at Sri Kashi Visweswara Kodanda Ramalayam on 1st Road as part of the Dasara Brahmotsavams, Ammavaru appeared as Sharada Devi at Sri Kolhapur Mahalakshmi temple in HLC Colony and as Saraswati Devi at Sri Chamundeswari temple, and Sri Ananteswari Ammavaru was adorned as Saraswati Devi at Sri Shiva Balayogi Maharaj Ashram. At Shivakoti Sri Peetam, special abhishekams, Navachandi Parayanam and Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Kumkumarchana were followed by the Raja Shyamala Devi alankaram.

Sakshi – "Parama Pavani Pahimam" (O Supremely Pure One, Protect Me)

Sakshi's Anantapur Cultural report noted that at the Peetam, the Sri Chakra and Chandi sametha Panchayatana Avarana Archana and the Srinivasa Vidya Homams were performed according to the shastras by several Vedic pandits together with the Peetam's founder, Sri Madhusudhana Rao, and that annadanam was served on a large scale.

The page also covered the Sri Ananta Padmanabha alankaram for Vasavi Ammavaru at Kothur, the sugandha pushpabhishekam for Sri Chandragutti Renuka Yellamma at the Antaragangappa Swamy temple in Pathur, Sharada Mata on the Sheshavahanam at the Shankaramath on 1st Road, and the Sri Raja Shyamala Yagam at Shivakoti led by Appa Swamiji.

Andhra Prabha – "Sri Raja Shyamala Devi Alankaranalo Sakshatkarinchina Ammavaru" (The Goddess Manifested in the Sri Raja Shyamala Devi Alankaram)

The report opened with Sri Gnana Peetam, noting that the Saraswati Avarana Archana and Aksharabhyasam filled the Peetam with a spiritual atmosphere. Free Aksharabhyasam was conducted for children, and the Panchayatana Homam, Saraswati Avarana Moolamantra Homam and Srinivasa Vidya Homam were performed with great devotion. The paper carried a photo of Devi in the Kalaratri form at Sri Gnana Peetam.

It also reported Sharada Parameswari Mata as Veenadharini at the Sringeri Shankaramath, Narasimha Devi on the Sheshavahanam at the Kashi Visweswara Kodanda Ramalayam, Saraswati Devi alankarams at the Shiva Balayogi Maharaj Ashram and the Chamundeswari temple in HLC Colony, and the Raja Shyamala Devi alankaram at Shivakoti Sri Peetam.