Volunteers of “Mana Ooru, Mana Gudi, Mana Bhadyatha” (our village, our temple, our responsibility) on Saturday cleaned the Sri Mahanandeeshwara Swamy Devasthanam at Mahanandi.Around 80 volunteers of the community-based organisation cleaned the temple premises and the choultries adjacent to it. The organisation, which is an initiative to preserve and protect rich heritage of temples, has till date extended its services at famous temples like Srisailam, Kanchi, and several others.“The temple authorities are expecting a huge rush of devotees to the Shaivite temple during the auspicious Sravana month, and invited us to take up the cleanliness drive,” organisation founder and INTACH Nandyal convenor M.V. Sivakumar Reddy said.He added that a similar `Temple seva’ will be taken up at Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt at Mantralayam in Kurnool district on August 3.Published - July 19, 2025 08:29 pm IST