Vijayawadas first heritage stroll evokes good response

Families gathered at P.B. Siddhartha College of Arts and Science on Sunday for a heritage stroll and a automobile trip by way of caves and canals of Vijayawada metropolis.

A crowd of males, girls and kids of all age teams, a few of them outfitted with cameras, gathered to be a part of the primary ever heritage stroll and automobile trip organised by the Vijayawada chapter of Indian National Trust of Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) on Sunday. INTACH nationwide Chairman Ashok Singh Thakur and NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha flagged off the heritage automobile rally.

The contributors, particularly the youthful lot, listened in consideration as INTACH volunteers defined to them concerning the significance of every web site, bringing every monument to life by weaving collectively tales of religion, structure, and tradition.

Children watched in awe the Mogulrajpuram caves, carved out of strong rock practically 1,500 years in the past, once they had been knowledgeable that they had been amongst Vijayawada’s oldest surviving relics of early Hindu rock-cut structure. The intricate carvings of deities like Lord Vinayaka and Ardhanareeswara depicted tales of devotion and artistry from the fifth century.

Atop the historic Gandhi Hill which overlooks town, a vantage level topped with the nation’s first stupa devoted to Mahatma Gandhi welcomed the guests. The inscriptions on the stupa reminded of Gandhiji’s beliefs of peace and unity and the hill’s panoramic view of Vijayawada.

The occasion was a pleasant mixture of brief walks and temporary automobile rides to the heritage websites farther away, however the pleasure by no means waned.

The occasion concluded on the Vijayawada Club.

During a gathering held later, S.V.S. Lakshmi Narayana was appointed because the Andhra Pradesh State convener of INTACH, whereas Sai Papineni was made convener of the Vijayawada chapter and Prasuna Balantrapu co-convenor, Vijayawada.