Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Plans Improved Indrakeeladri Shrine Services Before Dasara
The Andhra Pradesh government is preparing better facilities at a famous temple in Vijayawada.
These improvements are planned before the Dasara festival.
Two new buildings for preparing and serving temple food have opened.
One building can feed 800 people at one time.
The other building will prepare, pack, and store items such as laddus and pongal.
New machines will help workers prepare food faster and keep it clean.
Officials are also studying a second hill road to reduce traffic and help emergency vehicles.
More parking, rooms, sanitation, drinking water, security, and other services are being planned for devotees.
Andhra Pradesh will introduce improved facilities for devotees at Vijayawada’s Indrakeeladri shrine before the Dasara festivities.
Two food facilities costing a combined Rs 52.50 crore were inaugurated at the hill’s foothills.
The Annaprasada Sadanam can seat 800 devotees, while the Mahaprasada Bhavan includes prasadam counters, preparation areas, and storage.
Mechanised kitchens, improved hygiene measures, and expanded prasadam services are planned for the new buildings.
The government is studying a second ghat road, multi-level parking, devotee rooms, a Keshakhandana Hall, and an Adi Shankaracharya statue.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath, and temple officials.
- What
- Improved pilgrim facilities and Dasara arrangements are being introduced and planned at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam.
- When
- Before the upcoming Dasara and annual Sharannavaratri festivities; tenders for the proposed road are expected soon.
- Where
- At the Indrakeeladri shrine and hill in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, including Kummaripalem and the Durga Ghat area.
- Why
- To handle the growing number of devotees, improve food distribution and hygiene, reduce traffic congestion, and support emergency movement.
- New facilities cost
- The Sri Kanakadurga Annaprasada Sadanam and Sri Durga Bhavani Mahaprasada Bhavanam cost a combined Rs 52.50 crore.
- Annaprasada Sadanam
- Built at a cost of Rs 26 crore over 5,400 square metres, with a dining hall for 800 devotees.
- Mahaprasada Bhavanam
- Built at a cost of Rs 26.50 crore across four floors and 3,600 square metres.
- Proposed second ghat road
- A feasibility study is under way for a 700-metre road from Kummaripalem.
- Proposed devotee complex
- Three acres of land at Kummaripalem may be used for a seven-storey building with multi-level parking and rooms for about 15,000 devotees.
- Festival priorities
- Drinking water, milk and prasadam distribution, sanitation, and security are being prioritised for Sharannavaratri.