Devotee turnout had crossed 1.5 lakh by 6 p.m. on Monday, the Moola Nakshatram day
Heavy rush at the Kanaka Durga temple atop Indrakeeladri on the auspicious
Moola Nakshatram
on Monday, the seventh day of the Dasara celebrations, forced the temple
authorities to cancel all special darshan tickets—Rs.50, Rs.100 and Rs.
250—, apart from the
antaralaya darshan.
The devotee turnout crossed 1.5 lakh by 6 p.m. and officials expected that it would touch 2 lakh by the night.
Mythology
has it that ‘Moola Nakshtram' is the ‘Janma Nakshtram' of the goddess
and a glimpse of the goddess on this day would make one free of all
sins. The presiding deity was adorned with the Saraswathi Devi
alankaranam, holding a ‘veena' and blessing the devotees. The temple was
thrown open for public in the wee hours of Monday.
As
the crowd swelled up, the officials turned all queues into general
darshan lines as the devotees waited for hours together in serpentine
queues for darshan.
After taking holy dip in the
Krishna River, pilgrims entered the queue at Vinayaka temple. The
authorities also suspended operation of special vehicles for
transporting the aged, physically challenged, media persons to the
temple in view of the heavy rush.
In view of the
heavy rush, the Police Department deployed additional forces at all
important places to manage the crowd visiting the city. Additional
forces were deployed along the queues to regulate the movement of
devotees.
Aksharabhyasam
Many parents performed Aksharabhyasam to their children at the Trisakthi peetham near Pandit Nehur Bus Station.
The Marakata Rajarajeswari temple at Patamata also witnessed heavy rush in view of Moola Nakshatram.
Source : The Hindu , 20th Oct 2015
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