CM Jagan to Offer Silk Robes to Goddess Durga on October 20 in Vijayawada:
“The Schedule for Dasara Sarannavarathri Utsavalu at Indrakeeladri Durga Temple Announced”
The festivities will take place from October 15 to 23, with various attires for Goddess Durga. The nine-day celebrations on Indrakeeladri hill will feature the presiding deity, Goddess Sri Kanaka Durga, appearing as ‘Sri Maha Chandi Devi Alankaram’ on October 19.
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy is set to present silk robes to the goddess on October 20, when the presiding deity will appear as Sri Saraswathi Devi Alankaram.
The Sri Kanaka Durga temple trust board chairman, Karnati Rambabu, and EO Bhramaramba announced that the CM will offer silk robes at 3 pm on the auspicious Moola Nakshatra day, with over 3,400 police personnel ensuring law and order during the Dasara festivities.
The temple authorities are seeking coordination from all departments to ensure the success of the festivities, given incidents in the past.
During the nine-day Dasara celebrations, the goddess’s darshan timings will be from 3 am to 11 pm, except for the first day, when devotees will be allowed in after 8 am due to special poojas, Snapanabhishekarm, and other rituals.
On the auspicious occasion of Moola Nakshatra on October 20, devotees can have a darshan of the goddess from 2 a.m. to 11 p.m., and the CM Jagan Mohan Reddy will present silk robes to Goddess Durga.
As is tradition, neither devotees nor VIPs will be allowed the Anthralaya Darshan during the nine-day Dasara festivities. To accommodate devotees, the temple will make available 20 lakh laddu prasadams in advance.
This year, the temple is allocating around Rs. 7 crore for the arrangements, with Rs. 2.50 crore spent on engineering works.
Queue line works have already commenced, and devotees will be offered Annaprasadams during the festival, with Annadanam taking place at the Mahamandampam. Additionally, 600 barbers will be deployed for the convenience of devotees, and over 800 showers will be installed for bathing.
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