90,000 devotees throng Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple on fifth day of Dasara celebrations
Approximately 90,000 devotees visited the Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada to celebrate the fifth day of the Dasara Navaratri festival. The event featured traditional rituals, processions, and cultural performances.
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Large-scale religious gatherings are significant cultural events that require substantial logistical and security management by local authorities.
90,000 devotees throng Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple on fifth day of Dasara celebrations left A priest offering harati to Goddess Kanaka Durga, who was adorned as Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi, on the fifth day of the Dasara Navaratri celebrations atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada on Thursday. G.N. RAO The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/3wh1gr/article71589501.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/DSC_5633.JPG RAO GN VIJAYAWADA, ANDHRA PRADESH, OCTOBER 15: Goddess Kanaka Durga, the presiding deity of the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada, gives darshan to devotees in her Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi alankaram on Thursday, the fifth day of the Dasara Devi Navaratri celebrations. Devotees thronged the hill shrine to offer prayers and seek the blessings of the Goddess. The temple witnessed a festive atmosphere, with special rituals and religious ceremonies performed as part of the nine-day festivities. PHOTO: G. N.
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