Minister for MSME Kondapalli Srinivas and others offering prayers to Sirinanu at Jonnavalasa of Vizianagaram district on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
Minister for MSME Kondapalli Srinivas, Vizianagaram MP Kalisetti Appala Naidu, TDP MLA Aditi Vijaya Lakshmi Gajapathi Raju and other leaders offered prayers to ‘Sirimanu’, a long trunk of a tamarind tree, at Jonnavalasa village in Vizianagaram district on Monday, ahead of Sirimanotsavam slated to be held on October 27.
Every year, one tree is selected and chopped as ‘Sirimanu ’, which will be used for the annual Sirimanotsavam.
The Minister said that Sirimanotsavam will be celebrated as a State festival, highlighting that the government was making elaborate arrangements for the annual festival in which nearly two lakh devotees are expected to take part.
He said that the government will provide funds for Sirimanotsavam and Vizianagaram utsavalu (festivities), which will be held on October 25 and 26.
Published - October 12, 2026 08:11 pm IST