The Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam is gearing up for the nine-day Dasara festivities atop Indrakeeladri, the abode of Goddess Kanaka Durga, here, from October 15.
The presiding deity will be adorned with the Saraswati alankaram on the Moola Nakshatram day on October 20. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is scheduled to present the silk vastram to the deity between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. The priests will decorate the deity as Mahishasura Mardhini and Sri Rajarajeswari Devi on the Vijaya Dasami on October 23, temple trust board Chairman Karnati Rambabu told the media on September 19 (Tuesday).
He said that the temple had spent about ₹2.5 crore on engineering works for the Dasara festival last year and the budget for the works would be on similar lines this year too.
