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Dasara festivities at Kanaka Durga temple

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The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam in Vijayawada is hosting hosted the annual Dasara Sharannavaratri celebrations. During the initial stages of the festival, large crowds gathered for various daily adornments of the deity, including Gayatri Devi Alankaram and Sri Maha Chandi Devi. As the festivities progressed to the Moola Nakshatram, which is considered the deity’s birth star of the deity, the scale of the event increased. star, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was scheduled to offer silk robes to the Goddess, who Goddess as she appeared in the form of Sri Saraswati Devi. To manage expected turnouts of up to 300,000 devotees, temple authorities implemented significant logistical changes, including converting converted all queue lines into free darshan lines and cancelling cancelled VIP and protocol-based darshans. Security and crowd management efforts expanded to include approximately measures included 3,500 police personnel, 5,000 staff members, 450 CCTV cameras, and the use of a central command control room, CCTV cameras, and a room. A crowd prediction system. system monitored real-time arrivals at transport hubs, while provisions like drinking water, buttermilk, and food were distributed to those in line. By the conclusion of the festivities, Temple Executive Officer VK Seena Naik reported that a total of 18.29 lakh devotees had performed darshan. Approximately 14.84 lakh visitors attended during the Dasara celebrations between October 11 and midnight on October 20. A subsequent surge of Bhavani devotees, many dressed in red to mark the completion of their deeksha, arrived on October 21 and 22. To support the massive influx, the temple distributed nearly 40 lakh laddus and provided Annadanam meals to over 8.37 lakh devotees. Other provisions included 4.34 lakh buttermilk servings and 6.45 lakh biscuit packets. Medical teams provided outpatient services and emergency medicines to approximately 1.06 lakh people.

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  1. 2026-10-23 03:50 UTC Dasara festivities at Kanaka Durga temple
  2. 2026-10-16 22:19 UTC Dasara festivities at Kanaka Durga temple

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