365Telugu.com Online News, Vijayawada, September 25th, 2022: The Indrakiladri temple, situated on the banks of the popular shrine Kanakadurgamma, is all decked up for the Sharannavaratri celebrations. Around 14 lakh devotees are expected to come in these ten days. Devotees are allowed to visit from three o’clock in the morning every day.
On the first day, the darshan of Kanakadurga Devi, who is shining in gold-encrusted decoration, is offered only after 9 am. State Governor Biswabhushan Harichandan’s couple will visit the golden clad Goddess Durga and perform the first puja. It is expected that up to 60,000 devotees can come during the festival, and more than two lakh people are expected to come on the Moolanakshatra day, which is the birth star of Amma on the second of October.
As per the instructions of the State endowment Minister Kottu Satyanarayana, NTR District Collector Delhi Rao, City Police Commissioner Kanti Rana, Durgamalleswara Swamy Devasthanam EO Darbhamulla Bhramaramba and about ten department officials are directly supervising the arrangements. Keeping in view the severity of the flood in the Krishna River, bathing in the river has been completely banned and showers have been arranged at the ghats.
There are three rows from Vinayaka temple to Om turn through the tollgate, and at Om turn five additional queues have been arranged for free darshan and VIPs each. Temporary sheds have been constructed at Punnamighat and Seethamma’s feet for devotees to offer talanilas. Around 20 lakh laddu prasads are being made available for the devotees.
Arrangements have been made to provide tickets of Rs 100, Rs 300 and Rs 500 tickets for VIPs online from time to time along with sarva darshan for the devotees who come for darshan. In celebration of the beginning of the Dussehra festival, Ashviyuja Shuddha Padyami will be held on Monday morning at three o’clock in the morning, after which the devotees will be given the opportunity to see the Goddess after Suprabhata Seva, Pratahkala Archana and Balaboga Nivedana.
Along with Chaturveda recitations, Mahavidya, Sundarakanda, Saptashati, Chandinavakshari, Balamantram, Surya Namaskaras, Lakshmiganapati, Shiva Panchakshari, Navagraha Japam, Lalita Sahasranama paranayas, kumkuma pujas were organized every day. This year, unlike the previous ones, the entire temple premises were illuminated with electric lights and laser shows. City Police Commissioner Kantarana Tata revealed that past swimmers are being made available in advance along the Krishna shore.
He said that arrangements are being made with around 4 thousand people and parking spaces for vehicles have been arranged at 12 places. He revealed that a command control room has been set up at the model guest house and there will be continuous monitoring with 400 cc cameras.