CM Revanth Reddy Visits Anjaneya Temple on Vijayadashami
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On the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami, Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy travelled to the Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple at Kondareddipalle in Nagarkurnool district on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, offering prayers at one of the region's revered Hanuman shrines as the state joined the rest of India in marking the festival of good over evil.
A Rural Temple at the Heart of Vijayadashami
The Sri Anjaneya Swamy Temple in Kondareddipalle is a focal point of local Hindu worship in Nagarkurnool, a rural district carved out of the older Mahbubnagar district in 2016 and home to several historic temples and agricultural communities. The Chief Minister's Office live-streamed the visit, making the darshan accessible to devotees well beyond the village.
Vijayadashami — widely known as Dussehra — commemorates the triumph of righteousness over adversity and is observed across India with temple visits, processions, and community gatherings. In Telangana, the festival carries deep cultural resonance, and temple visits by senior leaders on this day are a long-standing tradition.
Revanth Reddy's Nagarkurnool Engagement
A. Revanth Reddy has served as Chief Minister of Telangana since December 2023, leading the state after the Indian National Congress returned to power in the assembly elections that year. His Vijayadashami visit to Nagarkurnool — a district that has seen similar ceremonial engagements by state leaders in previous years — underscores the Congress government's outreach to rural communities and religious constituencies across Telangana's southern districts.
Such festival-day visits by chief ministers are a well-established feature of Indian state politics, blending public devotion with community presence in districts far from the capital, Hyderabad.