CM NaiduTo Offer Silk Robes To Kanaka Durga On Moola Nakshatram
Endowments commissioner Ramachandra Mohan said the temple footfall has increased this time. A QR-code-based feedback system was being used to address devotees' concerns.
Vijayawada:Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu would offer silk robes to Goddess Kanaka Durga on behalf of the state government at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy temple atop Indrakeeladri on Friday.
The event, between 4pm and 4.30pm, would coincide with Moola Nakshatram during the Dasara Sharannavaratri celebrations.
Elaborate arrangements have been made to handle an expected turnout of 2.5 to 3 lakh devotees, prioritising ordinary devotees' convenience and safety. VIP, protocol, recommendation-based and antaralaya darshans have been cancelled. All queue lines would be for free darshan, with devotees allowed to worship Goddess Saraswati in her Moola Nakshatram alankaram from the mukha mandapam.
Private vehicles would not be allowed uphill, and all existing vehicle passes, including service passes, would remain temporarily suspended. Only vehicles required for emergency official duties would be permitted.
NTR district collector Lakshmisha said 450 CCTV cameras would monitor crowd movement. Drinking water, buttermilk, biscuits and annaprasadam would be distributed at holding points and along queue lines. Alternative darshan arrangements through the Mahamandapam had been made in case of rain. A specialised technical team would continuously monitor hill rocks to ensure safety.
SP Rajasekhar said 3,500 police personnel were on duty, with another 900 deployed for Friday. Hourly bulletins on waiting times and other updates would be issued through the control room, while digital screens would disseminate information. Data analytics would help estimate darshan waiting times.
Endowments commissioner Ramachandra Mohan said the temple footfall has increased this time. A QR-code-based feedback system was being used to address devotees' concerns.
Meanwhile, the fifth-day Nagarotsavam of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy was held grandly on Thursday evening, with the presiding deities taken in a decorated procession during the auspicious Pradosha period. Goddess Kanaka Durga appeared as Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi.
Temple executive officer Seena Naik inaugurated the procession by breaking a coconut. Saxophone music, Kerala's Panchavadyam, Tamil Nadu's Nayandi Melam and women's Kolatam performances enlivened the procession along the Krishna riverfront and ghat road. Thousands of devotees offered coconuts and harati. Special rituals and mangala harathi were performed at the temple's Rajagopuram.