Prez Murmu offers prayers at Kanaka Durga Temple
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President Droupadi Murmu visited Sri Kanaka Durga Temple atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada, receiving a traditional Poorna Kumbham welcome and participating in special pujas.
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President Droupadi Murmu being presented with a memento at Kanaka Durga temple atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada on Wednesday
Vijayawada: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday visited Sri Kanaka Durga Temple atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada and offered special prayers to the presiding deity on Wednesday.
Temple officials and public representatives accorded a traditional welcome to the President with Poorna Kumbham amid the chanting of Vedic hymns and the sounds of auspicious musical instruments.
Vijayawada MP Kesineni Sivanath (Chinni), AP Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha and temple trust board chairman Borra Radhakrishna (Gandhi) were among those who received her.
The President later had darshan of Goddess Kanaka Durga and participated in special pujas conducted by the temple priests. Vedic scholars offered blessings to her with traditional chants.
After the darshan, temple officials presented the President with the Goddess’s laddu prasadam and a portrait of the deity as a mark of respect. The visit was held in a traditional and devotional atmosphere, with temple authorities making arrangements for the President’s darshan and the associated rituals.
