NTR district Collector S. Dilli Rao said that over 14 lakh devotees were likely to visit the Kanaka Durga temple during the Dasara celebrations atop Indrakeeladri and arrangements were being made accordingly.
Briefing the media on the Dasara arrangements along with Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam EO D. Bhramaramba and Commissioner of Police Kanthi Rana Tata here on Saturday, Mr. Dilli Rao said that about 60,000 devotees per day were expected to visit the temple between September 26 and October 1 and about 1.5 lakh per day from Oct. 2 to 5, the last day of the festival. Devotee rush was expected to continue on Oct. 6 and 7. After the pandemic-hit two years, the turnout this year was expected to be huge, he said.
