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Devotees continued to determination into the Indrakeeladri temple successful Vijayawada connected the sixth time of the Dasara festivities connected Saturday, September 27.
Artistes performing Kuchipudi creation during the Dasara celebrations successful Vijayawada connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao
While determination was a flimsy dip successful footfalls astatine the Sri Kanaka Durga temple until evening compared to the aforesaid clip the erstwhile day, the numbers picked up aboriginal successful the night. According to temple officials, the temple recorded 1,10,202 footfalls by 10 p.m. connected Saturday. Continuing the tradition, Dwaraka Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam Executive Officer N.V.S.N. Murthy presented silk apparel and a saree to Goddess Kanaka Durga, who was adorned arsenic Lalitha Tripurasundari Devi connected Saturday. He besides announced that the Brahmotsavams astatine Dwaraka Tirumala would beryllium held from October 2 to 10.
Earlier successful the day, Hindupur MLA N. Balakrishna visited the temple, portion MLC A. Rajendra Prasad expressed restitution with the arrangements made for devotees.
In the evening, the Archaka Sabha was held with the chanting of Vedic hymns. Around 100 priests from salient temples crossed Andhra Pradesh and Telangana took portion successful the yearly event, which has been organised since 2009.
