Kashi Telugu Sangamam – Ganga Pushkara Aradhana

About Kashi Telugu Sangamam:

• The Prime Minister said, the Kashi Telugu Sangamam is the confluence of India’s ancient civilization, culture and traditions.
• He highlighted the age-old relations between Kashi and Telugu land.
• He also remembered prominent saints of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on the occasion.
• The Prime Minister mentioned Tailang Swami who was born in Vizianagaram but was called the living Shiva of Kashi by Swami Ramakrishna Paramhans.
• The Prime Minister mentioned the Kashi Khandamu Granth by Srinath Mahakavi, the Kashi Yatra character of Engul Viraswamayya and the popular Kashi Majili Kathalu.
• The Prime Minister said, the centuries-old relation between Kashi and Telugu people is the reflection of Ek Bharat-Shreshtha Bharat.
• The 12-day-long Kashi Telugu Sangam began in Varanasi on the 22nd of this month and will go on till the 3rd of May.
• The festival is celebrated every 12 years.

Q1) Tailang Swami was born in which place?

Trailanga Swami was born in Kumbilapuram (now known as Kumili of Pusapatirega) at Vijayanagaram District in Andhra Pradesh, with the name of Shivarama. The Prime Minister mentioned Tailang Swami who was born in Vizianagaram but was called the living Shiva of Kashi by Swami Ramakrishna Paramhans.

Source:  PM Narendra Modi addresses Kashi Telugu Sangamam-Ganga Pushkara Aradhana through video conferencing