First time Narakasura Vadha celebrated on Ramaleela style in Vijayawada. CM and Governor greets Telugu speaking people.

Vijayawada: Celebrating for the first time on the lines of Ramaleela being celebrated at Delhi, a 70-feet effigy Narakasura has been burnt here on Tuesday. This being the first time, people in tens and thousands thronged to witness the event. Elaborate arrangements like barricading for people to witness the event have been made by the organizers.

Amidst songs and dances by folk artists the 70-feet effigy of Narakasura has been burnt on the shore of River Krishna. The organisers said that they hit on the idea of celebrating the Narakasura Vadha, to celebrate in the new state capital area, against the back drop of bifurcation of the State. And, this is to reflect the new hopes and aspirations of the people of the State, on the eve of Diwali, to chart out a new course, putting behind the painful movements of bifurcation of the State, considering it to be a dark phase in the State’s journey, and look into the future full of hope and light, the said.

Meanwhile, State Governor E S L Narasimhan and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu have extended Diwali greetings to the people of two Telugu speaking states and are those residing abroad. While the Governor wished for the peace and prosperity, the chief minister, said that the Diwali would bring in a new beginning in a new light and success to the people of the State.