Hundreds of devotees witnessed the colourful float festival — Teppotsavam — at Indrapushkarani of the famous Sun God temple on Tuesday evening on the occasion of Karthika Dwadasi. Arasavilli and surrounding areas were soaked in divine bliss with the celestial cruise of processional deities — Sri Suryanarayana Swami, Usha and Chaya — in the flower-decked Hamsavahanam. The deities were brought in a procession from the main temple to Indrapushkarani in the evening, amidst recitation of Vedic hymns by the temple priests, including chief priest Ippili Shankara Sarma.‘Srichakrarchana’, ‘khseerabdhi vratam’, ‘abhisekham’, ‘archana’, nakshatra deeparadhana’ and other devotional programmes were taken up during the day of Teppotsvam. Meanwhile, Nagavali River area near collectorate wore festive look with Teppotsvam which was organised by Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Trust Board. Temple trustee Behara Nageswara Rao said float festival will be organised every year to create awareness on the importance of rivers in human life. 
