New master plan for Durga temple development, says EO Bramaramba
The Hindu
Permanent homagundam, queue, annaprasadam complexes, and potu will come up atop Indrakeeladri, says Bramaramba
Management of Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devastanam will make arrangements to ensure more devotees get the ‘darshan’, as per the newly designed master plan, said the temple Executive Officer D. Bramaramba.
As per the directions of Endowments Minister Kottu Satyanarayana, a new master plan of the permanent arrangement has been made and the works will begin shortly, the EO said.
“A prasadam potu, anna prasadam complex, a queue complex from Kanakadurga Nagar to Maha Mandapam, a permanent homagundam and other facilities would come up atop the hill,” Ms. Bramaramba said at a press conference, here on Saturday.
The Endowments Department is planning to offer more facilities for the ‘Bhavanis’ and other devotees, the EO said.
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“By next year, we will provide permanent ‘homagundam’, queue complex on an elevated bridge model, a large parking lot, new ‘prasadam’ counters, facilities for ‘giri prakahshana’ and other events, for Dasara and other events,” Mrs. Bramaramba.
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