Kakinada, October 1, 2013: Swami Ayyappa temple at Police Lines here has made elaborate arrangements for celebrating Dasara festival on the temple premises from October 5 to 13. Noted religious scholar Chaganti Koteswara Rao will deliver a discourse on the temple premises from 6.30 p.m. from October 2. Special pujas and sevas will be performed in the temple daily from October 5 to 13. ‘Saraswathi Puja’ will be performed on a grand scale from 6 a.m. onwards on October 11 and Kukumarchana and Parvati Kalyanam will be performed on October 14, according to a press release issued here on Monday.

Source: The Hindu, October 1, 2013