What stops us there ?

 

What stops us there? a picturesque landscape of lush green ambience and the river Godavari keeps flowing in torrents even in early October. Temple town received moderate rainfall this time and, amazingly, witnessed floods multiple times. Due to incessant downpour in the upper areas of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. 

Several small rivulets gush over the hillocks through the passes of Chattisgarh, be it from Dummugudem mandal villages or other places. It's how sometimes, Bhadrachalam can be seen with lots of water in the river though there was no drop of rainfall here.

Even in these months, visitors come from far-off places to have darshan through private and public service vehicles. Before going to the temple, they usually take a holy dip in the river. Recently, there was an incident of verbal exchange that led to a physical fight between devotees and the coconut sellers. And it hit the media platforms on the next day. 

It's almost the first of its kind, but it could not have taken place. Certainly, an isolated one once in a while. Apart from it, the statues in line depicting Ramayana are installed across the Karakatta, once designed by film director Bapu. They are still intact and inspiring.