Hyderabad, May 15 -- After the mammoth Prayag Maha Kumbh Mela, Telangana State stage is set for a 12-day Saraswathi Pushkaralu at Triveni Sangam, Kaleshwaram in Jayashankar Bhupalapally District from Thursday.

Sri Kaleshwara Sri Mukteshwara Swamy temple has been decked up for the 12-day Pushkaralu, which is held once in 12 years. Saraswathi River converges with Godavari and Pranahita rivers at the confluence point "Triveni Sangamam" in Kaleshwaram, a town near Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, along with his family, will formally launch the Pushkaralu.

Earlier in the day, Saraswati Pushkaralu began with Ganapati Puja at Kaleshwaram Triveni Sangam. Pushkara Snanam (holy dip) was initiated at 5:44 am by S...