The festive season of Navratri began in India amid the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus or COVID-19.
In Andhra Pradesh Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Chief Minister of A.P., on the 21st of October would visit the temple and present silk robes to the goddess as part of the tradition.
CM Jagan Mohan Reddy is going to offer Pattu Vastralu to Goddess Kanaka Durga at Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Devasthanam at Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada.
As part of the tradition, Mr. Reddy would offer the Silk Vastrams to the Goddess on the afternoon of the auspicious Moola Nakshatra Day, the 21st of October.)
The 21st of October is also the fifth day of the nine day Navaratri festival.
Goddess Durga would be decorated in Saraswati Devi avatar and worshipped by the devotees.
In regard to the CM’s visit the District Collector Mohammed Imtiaz and Vijayawada Commissioner of Police B. Srinivasulu visited the temple a day ahead and inspected the arrangements.
On the 19th of October, Mr. Imtiaz and Mr. Srinivasulu issued COVID-19 protocol, briefed the media and double checked all the arrangements.
Stay tuned for further updates.
