Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy was invited to the Dasara festivities of the Sri Durga Malleswara Swami Varla Devasthanam at Vijayawada. The festivities will be held from October 15 to 23.
The Chief Minister initiated the festivities by breaking customary coconut at Lord Ganesha temple. Vedic Pundits blessed them by reciting Vedic hymns and presenting them with new clothes, a release said.