Sri Sri Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Simhachalam **Grand Swearing-in Ceremony of the Devasthanam Trust Board on Simhachalam Hill**

Simhachalam,  Indian News Times May 21, 2026:**The swearing-in ceremony of the new Trust Board of the Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam was held with great grandeur on the hill on Thursday. The temple's Executive Officer (EO), Jallepalli Venkatrao, administered the oath of office to the new members in accordance with scriptural traditions.

MLAs Ganta Srinivasa Rao (Bheemili constituency), Panchakarla Ramesh Babu (Pendurthi constituency), Smt. Kolla Lalitha Kumari (S. Kota constituency), and Bandaru Satyanarayana (Madugula constituency), along with Narsapuram District Library Chairman R. Koteswara Rao, participated in the event as chief guests. 

The Devasthanam's Hereditary Trustee and Trust Board Chairman, Sri Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, attended the ceremony virtually (online) and addressed the new members. 

He called upon all board members to work in coordination towards the development of the temple and for the convenience of the devotees.  

Members of the Board of Trustees who took the oath of office:

Sri Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju (Hereditary Trustee and Chairman)
Sri Makena Seetharam Patrudu (Naveen)
Sri Kasireddy Damodar
Smt. Chalamuri Bharathi
Sri Karaka Devudu
Sri Kanakala Murali Mohan
Smt. Vempadapu Annapurna
Smt. Beethala Neeraja Lakshmi Kumari
Sri Madhupada Sanyasi Rao
Smt. Dr. Dharani Bandla
Sri Neethipalli Mahesh
Smt. Peddishetty Usha Sri
Smt. Lalitha Jyothi
Smt. Guthikonda Srilatha
Sri Susarapu Ganapathi Rao
Smt. Challangi Gnaneswari
Sri Pavuluri Srinivasa Rao

Ex-officio Members:
Sri Goodavarthi Srinivasa Acharyulu (Chief Temple Priest)

Special Invitees:
Sri Bokkam Swamy Naidu
Sri Vedula Dakshinamurthy

The temple priests offered Vedic blessings to the newly inducted members and presented them with the sacred vestments (Seshavastram) of the presiding deity, along with Prasadam. The event was attended by Special Deputy Collector Madhulatha, Deputy Executive Officer Singam Radha, the temple's Assistant Executive Officers, supervisory staff, and other personnel, alongside a large gathering of officials, family members of the trustees, and devotees.

              K V.SHARMA EDITOR