Vijayawada: Sri Durga Navaratri celebrations are going to launch on October 17^th at the Indrakeeladri hill. The Sri Durga Malleshwara Swamy Devasthanams made elaborate arrangements to the pilgrims and devotees on the hill top temple and the surrounding areas.

The temple authorities made all arrangements such as setting up of queue lines, construction of temporary shelters for devotees, decorating the temple and its premises, creating parking lots, command control room at Model Guest House, cloak rooms, chappal stands, toilets, information centres and medical camps have been completed. The authorities also said special ID cards will be issued to the devotees who have reserved their darshan slots online. Earlier, the officials released a poster of the festivities.

All roads leading to the temple are being spruced up and the work to erect barricades has also completed. Welcome arches have been erected on the Canal Road, Bhavanipuram, Gollapudi, Enikepadu and other places. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will visit the temple on October 21 and present silk robes to the presiding deity on behalf of the government.

Vijayawada CP B. Srinivasulu said to the media that “We have made elaborate arrangements for the safety and security of devotees visiting Vijayawada. About 11 parking lots were allocated for the devotees visiting the city. We have set up information kiosks and control rooms at all identified locations for the convenience of devotees,” he added.

Parking places:

Two-wheelers

Padmavathi Ghat, Irrigation Office, Eagle Statue Point,
Lotus Apartments near Kummaripalem Junction,
RTC Workshop Road

Four-wheelers
Seethammavari Padalu,
Gandhi Municipal High School, RTC Workshop Road

Buses
Punnami Ghat