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Devotees Flock to Vijayawada for Goddess Kanaka Durga Darshan on Moola Nakshatram
- •Goddess Kanaka Durga blessed devotees in the divine form of Sri Saraswati Devi on the auspicious occasion of Moola Nakshatram.
- •All queue lines were converted into free darshan lines, and VIP and protocol darshans were cancelled to prioritize common devotees.
- •Around 5,000 staff and 3,500 police personnel were deployed, supported by 450 CCTV cameras and a central Command Control Room.
- •Temple authorities continuously supplied drinking water, buttermilk, milk, biscuits, and annaprasadam to devotees in the queues.
- •Special rituals including Lalitha Sahasranama Parayanam, Saraswati Puja, and Aksharabhyasam were performed.
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On the auspicious occasion of Moola Nakshatram, Goddess Kanaka Durga blessed devotees in the divine form of Sri Saraswati Devi, adorned in pristine white attire while holding the Veena, Vedas, and Akshamala.
Authorities deployed about 5,000 staff and 3,500 police personnel, with 450 CCTV cameras monitoring crowd movement through a central Command Control Room. Additionally, a crowd prediction system based on real-time arrivals at railway and bus stations was used to regulate queue lines.
To give top priority to common devotees, all queue lines were converted into free darshan lines while all protocol, recommendation-based, VIP, and Antaralayam darshans were cancelled for the day. Devotees were allowed to have darshan from the Mukha Mandapam to maintain a continuous flow.
