Overview
- Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam will conduct the once‑in‑12‑years Maha Kumbhabhishekam from March 6 to 8, with the main consecration fixed for 9:34 a.m. on March 8 during Mesha Lagnam.
- Priests detailed a three‑day sequence beginning with Ganapati Puja and Agni Pratisthapana, proceeding to Kalasasthapana with sacred waters, and culminating in Mantapa Pujas, Purnahuti and the Kumbhabhishekam.
- Kanchi Kamakoti Peethadhipathi Shankara Vijayendra Saraswati is set to supervise the Vijayawada rituals and deliver a discourse at the Rajagopuram premises.
- NTR district officials anticipate lakhs of pilgrims in Vijayawada and state readiness to manage up to three lakh devotees per day with surveillance, barricading and crowd‑flow controls.
- Kadiri Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Brahmotsavams start on February 27 with daily Vahana Sevas and the Brahma Rathotsavam on March 10, with police deploying rope parties, special forces and CCTV‑drone monitoring as the 125‑year‑old temple chariot draws large crowds.