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Devotees connection prayers and person blessings astatine Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple connected the archetypal Thursday of ‘Margasira Masotsavam' astatine Burujupeta successful Visakhapatnam connected Thursday. | Photo Credit: K. R. DEEPAK
Thousands of devotees thronged the Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple astatine Burujupeta successful One Town from precocious Wednesday nighttime to connection prayers connected the archetypal Thursday of the auspicious ‘Margasira Masotsavam’.
Devasthanam authorities organised the archetypal pooja astatine 12:01 a.m., accompanied by peculiar rituals performed by the priests. Visakhapatnam South MLA Vamsikrishna Srinivas and enforcement serviceman K. Shobha Rani were among the archetypal to person darshan.
Long queues formed arsenic aboriginal arsenic 11 p.m., with ample numbers of women carrying ‘kalasams’ to execute abhishekam, to the main deity. Many devotees travelled from neighbouring districts, and respective visitors from Odisha were besides seen successful the morning.
The authorities distributed buttermilk, biscuit packets and different essentials to those waiting successful queue lines, which stretched crossed the main roadworthy successful One Town.
A dense constabulary beingness was deployed for assemblage management, particularly on the queue lines. Crime teams and immense postulation unit were stationed betwixt Lepakshi Circle adjacent Jagadamba Junction to Burujupeta. Special buses were arranged to facilitate the question of devotees from assorted parts of the city, and astir were packed with devotees heading to the temple.
Temple Executive Officer K. Shoba Rani said that steps person been enactment successful spot to guarantee the queue lines determination seamless and devotees bash not look immoderate inconvenience. She added that ‘Annadanam’ was organised for much than 5,000 devotees connected Thursday.
The EO further added that successful presumption of the rush, VIP darshans were constricted from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
