Siddipet: Historians have discovered a rare 1000-year-old sculpture of goddess Mahishasura Mardini at Kondapaka in Siddipet district. The sculpture probably dates back to Kalyana Chalukyas period. Carved on a black stone, the sculpture depicting Goddess Durga in a posture of killing the demon Mahishasura. Samaleti Mahesh, a member of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB), discovered […]
Hyderabad: Like Ganapati, Durga idols too went eco-friendly this year in Hyderabad. A community pandal at Esamiya Bazaar in the city installed a 45-foot-tall idol of Goddess Durga made of grass, clay, red sand, and water paint. According to pandal organiser Gulab Srinivas Gangaputra, More than 20 artists worked for over a month to make […]