Jaladurga Kalyanotsavam
Kolletikola in Kaikalur taluk of Krishna district is a place
of historical significance. There was a temple dedicated to Jaladurga
in Kolletikola. The festival of this deity is celebrated for sixteen
days from the first day of the month of phalguna.
The tenth, eleventh
and twelfth are important festive days. On the eleventh day the
wedding of Jaladurga and Gokarmeswara swami is celebrated. About ten
thousands fowls, five hundred goats, and a thousand sheep are sacrificed
to the deity. The sacrifices are conducted behind the fort, far
away from the temple. Coconuts, plantains, saffron and kumkum
are also offered to the deity. About one lakh persons from neighbouring
districts congregate during the festival. A fair is held
in front of the temple.
