Three-Day Arudrotsava Kalyanam at Kanaka Durga Temple From Jan. 2
Three-day festival with Kalyanam, homams and processions at Durga Malleswara temple
Vijayawada: The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam at Indrakeeladri will host the grand three-day Arudrotsava Kalyanotsavams of Sri Nataraja Swamy with Sri Shivakama Sundari from January 2 to 4, with elaborate rituals and Vedic chants marking the annual spiritual event.
Planned by the temple’s Vedic Committee as part of the Visvavasu year celebrations, the festival will feature a series of traditional ceremonies blending ancient ritual practices with devotional fervour.
The celebrations will commence on Friday, January 2, with mangala snanams at 8 a.m., during which the deities will be adorned as the divine bride and groom. Evening rituals from 4 p.m. will include ankurarpana, agni pratishtha, dhwajarohanam, baliharana, neerajana, mantra pushpam and distribution of tirtha prasadams.
On Saturday, January 3, mulamantra homams, baliharanas, upasana and mantapa pujas will be performed in two sessions—from 8 am to 11 am and from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm. The main event, the Leela Kalyanotsava, will take place at 6 pm, followed by Arudrotsavam abhishekam and annabhishekam between 10 p.m. and 11 pm.
Sunday, January 4, will begin with Uttara Dwara darshan from 4 am through the northern gate. Mulamantra homam, mantapa pujas and baliharanas will start at 8.30 am, culminating in purnahuti and dhwajarohanam at 10 a.m. The festivities will conclude with Nagarotsavam at 4.30 p.m., featuring a procession of the utsava idols.
The Kalyanam will be held at the Kalavedi opposite the Rajagopuram. Couples can participate in the Kalyanam by purchasing tickets priced at Rs 1,000 per couple and will receive shesha vastram, ravika and Sri Chakra laddu as prasadam. Tickets can be booked through www.kanakadurgamma.org. authorised online portals and the Mana Mithra WhatsApp app.
Meanwhile, special rituals will also be held at the Sri Malleswara Swamy Temple on January 3, marking Arudra Nakshatra. Abhishekams will be performed from early morning until Lingodbhava kaalam. From 9 pm, Mahanyasam will be followed by abhishekam, archana, nivedana and haratis.
Special grade deputy collector and executive officer Seena Naik Vankadoth appealed to devotees to participate in the rituals and seek divine blessings.
