All set for ‘Chandanotsavam’ at Simhachalam temple

Elaborate arrangements person been made for the yearly ‘Chandanotsavam’ festival of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy astatine Simhachalam, which is scheduled for Monday (April 20, 2026). Authorities are gearing up to guarantee a creaseless and harmless acquisition for devotees.

Over the past fewer months, the territory administration, Endowments Department, Simhachalam Devasthanam, and metropolis constabulary person carried retired a bid of inspections, mock drills, and reappraisal meetings to streamline arrangements. Preparations were intimately monitored by in-charge Minister Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, Home Minister V Anitha, Collector M. Abhishikt Kishore, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) Commissioner Ketan Garg, and Commissioner of Police Shanka Brata Bagchi who held aggregate reappraisal meetings to measure preparedness.