Vijayawada, October 14, 2013: The temple priests adorned the goddess as ‘Sri Rajarajeswari Devi’, the last of the alankarams, on Sunday. The procession of utsava vigrahalu, processional deities, and teppotsavam marked the end of Dasara festivities.

Religious fervour and special pujas marked the conclusion of the festival, and also commencement of ‘Bhavani Deeksha Viramana’ at Kanakadurga temple. The temple priests, besides regular Vedic rituals, performed ‘Purnahuthi’ on the temple premises. The crowds swellec out of bounds as devotees turned up in large scale after Moola Nakshatram.

Long queues

Serpentine queue lines were witnessed although the day. The environs of Indarkeeladri, abode of goddess Kanaka Durga, began acquiring hues of red with good number of Bhavanis started pouring in to relinquish their deeksha. Hundreds of Bhavani devotees, after taking a holy dip in Krishna river, made a beeline to the Kanakadurga temple since early morning and offered special pujas to the Goddess to mark the relinquishment. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) assistant executive officer Srirama Murthy Reddy presented silk robes to the presiding deity. Machilipatnam based Vani Sweets presented 125-kg maha laddu to the temple.

The authorities kept it for display for last 5-days. They postponed the auction of laddu to Monday.

Source: The Hindu, October 14, 2013