Srisailam temple hosts 2,100-practitioner yoga event for Yogandhra 2026
Srisailam turned the temple grounds into a packed yoga floor, drawing about 2,100 practitioners from Gangadhara Mandapam to Nandi Mandapam.
Srisailam's temple courtyards became a packed yoga floor on Monday as Yogandhra 2026 brought about 2,100 practitioners into the Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple premises. The session stretched from the Gangadhara Mandapam to the Nandi Mandapam, turning a pilgrimage site into part of Andhra Pradesh's statewide push to make yoga a regular public practice, not just a one-day showcase.
Nandyal Joint Collector Suraj Dhanunjay attended as chief guest and said yoga strengthened physical health while also building deep mental peace. Srisailam Devasthanam Executive Officer M. Srinivasa Rao described the session as a flagship program coordinated with the district administration and the Endowments Department, underscoring how the campaign has moved into temple-based public programming.
The event opened with ceremonial lamp lighting before yoga guru Gandhavalli Balasubrahmanyam led a protocol-based sequence that included Kapalabhati, Anulom-Vilom, Trikonasana and Shalabhasana. Dr. Deevi Hayagreevacharyulu added a teaching layer by explaining the spiritual meaning of the postures through the language of modern medical science, giving the gathering both devotional and instructional weight.
The crowd itself made the case for the program's reach. More than 2,000 locals, devotees and temple staff took part, many of them arranged in coordinated white clothing, and the session closed with peace chants that carried through the temple grounds after the final posture. Yogandhra 2026 is running across Andhra Pradesh from June 7 to June 20, with a target of one crore participants and a special Rs 10 crore budget for infrastructure, publicity and event management.
At Srisailam, the test now is whether the energy built around the temple can be converted into sustained practice. Temple officials had already planned a training session for June 20 at Chandravathi Kalyana Mandapam and a separate International Yoga Day event on June 21, giving the site a rare chance to carry the crowd from a single mass gathering into a longer yoga calendar.
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