Dasara festivities from October 7 to 15 in Indrakeeladri
The Hindu
Indrakeeladri is known as the abode of goddess Kanaka Durga.
A nine-day Dasara festival will be organised atop Indrakeeladri here, the abode of goddess Kanaka Durga, from October 7 to 15. Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam authorities are making necessary arrangements for a grand celebration. Vishnubotla Siva Prasad Sarma, Kanaka Durga temple Sthanacharya — a priest who finalises the festival schedule and rituals, said the festival would begin on ‘aswayuja suddha padyami’, a day in the Telugu calendar, on October 7. The presiding deity will be decorated as Sri Swarna Kavachalankarana Sri Durga Devi; the goddess as Sri Bala Tripura Sundari; as Sri Gayatri Devi and Sri Lalita Tripura Sundari alankarams on October 9 and 10 respectively; and Sri Annapoorna and Sri Maha Lakshmi alankarams on October 11. The temple priests will do up the deity as Sri Saraswati Devi on Moola Nakshatram day.More Related News
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