Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Nellore Prepares for 11-Day Sarannavaratri Festival
An 11-day temple festival will take place in Dargamitta, Nellore, from October 11 to October 21.
Many people are expected to attend.
Local officials and police have made plans to help visitors move safely and respond to emergencies.
Police have set up a nearby outpost connected to their command room.
Officials checked the queues, gates, parking areas and paths people will use.
Traffic will be redirected near the road leading toward the Gudur–Tirupati National Highway.
Police will stay alert throughout the festival.
The Sri Rajarajeswari Ammavari Sarannavaratri Utsavams will run October 11–21 at Dargamitta in Nellore.
District authorities and police have prepared crowd-control, security, and emergency-response arrangements for expected large attendance.
Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy chaired a review meeting involving municipal, revenue, and security agencies.
Police established an outpost linked to the District Police Office Command Control Room to support security, including for women devotees staying at the temple.
Officials inspected queues, movement routes, parking and gates, while traffic diversions are planned near the Gudur–Tirupati National Highway corridor.
- Who
- District authorities, police, and organizers of the Sri Rajarajeswari Ammavari Sarannavaratri Utsavams.
- What
- An 11-day festival with crowd-control, security, emergency-response, and traffic arrangements.
- When
- October 11–21; an inspection took place on Saturday, with no date specified.
- Where
- Dargamitta, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To prepare for an expected large turnout and maintain public safety and traffic flow.
Festival preparation
Operational challenges
Managing expected crowds
Festival preparation
Authorities have coordinated crowd management, emergency response, and public-safety measures ahead of an anticipated large turnout.
Operational challenges
The article identifies a large expected turnout and the temple’s location on a key arterial corridor as challenges requiring vigilance and traffic diversions.
Devotee security
Festival preparation
Police established a dedicated outpost connected to the command room, with specific attention to women devotees staying on temple grounds for Pradakshinams.
Operational challenges
Police officers were instructed to remain continuously vigilant and respond quickly to suspicious activity during the festival.
- Festival
- Sri Rajarajeswari Ammavari Sarannavaratri Utsavams
- Dates
- October 11–21
- Venue
- Dargamitta, Nellore
- Security measure
- A dedicated police outpost connected to the District Police Office Command Control Room
- Traffic measure
- Special diversions planned near the Gudur–Tirupati National Highway corridor
- Review meeting
- Held by Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy