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7/31/2017 Dussehra festivities end, but joy continues at Vijayawada KanakaDurga temple

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Dussehra festivities end, but joy continues at Vijayawada KanakaDurga


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Published Oct 5, 2014, 12:32 pm IST
Updated Jan 10, 2016, 8:38 am IST

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Devotees left yearning for more, legislators sore at breach of protocol

The exquisitely decorated Hamsa Vahanam oats on the River Krishna on Friday evening, to mark the conclusion of Dasara festivities.

Vijayawada: Angry at not being invited for the Teppotsavam (the celestial boat ride of Durga Malleswara Swami), local legislators on Saturday
asked the district collector to submit a report on this lapse of protocol.

The Dasara festival celebration committee led by district collector orga-nises the Teppotsavam on the River Krishna. The celestial boat ride
marks the conclusion of the 10-day festival.

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7/31/2017 Dussehra festivities end, but joy continues at Vijayawada KanakaDurga temple
The committee failed to issue passes to the legislators. This angered them, to the extent that the issue was brought to the notice of the Chief
Ministers O ce.

MP Kesineni Srinivas wrote to the collector, seeking a report on the issue. In his letter, Mr Srinivas also demanded a list of invitees to the
Teppotsavam in the past 10 years.

On Friday, thousands of devotees had witnessed the Teppotsavamorganised in which idols of Goddess Kanakadurga andMallikarjuna Swamy
were taken in a boat ride on the River Kris-hna amidstchanting of Vedic mantras.

A large number of devotees made their way to the Prakasam Barrage right from the afternoonitself to witness the celestial event.

As per the tradition, the idols were brought in aprocession from the temple to the Swan Boat by policeo cials.

After reaching the banks of the Krishna, the priests tookpossession of the idols and adorned them on the impressively decorated Swan Boat
amidst chanting of Vedic mantras.

Collector M. Raghunanadana Rao, joint-collector J.Murali and sub-collector S. Nagalakshmi were present in the swan boat. The temple festival
committee members and other VIPs accompanied the idols in a separate boat.

The Swan boat made three rounds in Krishna river from Durga ghat toSitanagaram, as recrackers illuminated the sky.

After conclusion of the Teppotsavam, the idols werehanded over to police as per tradition.

The o cials took theidols to I-Town police station and after o ering prayers, broughtthem in a procession to Indrakeeladri, where they were
handed over to the templeauthorities.

Meanwhile, The Kanakadurga temple netted a revenue of Rs 2.59 crore during the 10-day Dasara festival.

The gure is exlusive of the collection from the hundis, which will be opened on October 8.

The temple authorities netted revenue of Rs 18 lakh from the sale of laddu prasadam.

Meanwhile, the ow of devotees to the temple continued as people observe Bhavani deeksha visit it even after Dasara.

Over 2.5 lakh Bhavanis visited the temple in the past two days.

The temple authorities are continuing with the existing arrangements in view of the heavy rush of Bhavanis.

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