Overview
- Nearly 1,95,555 devotees have had darshan at Srisailam since the start of the Brahmotsavams, including 50,504 Deeksha pilgrims, with daily footfall peaking at 70,930 on February 10.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed arrangements from Delhi, directing daily, dynamic planning, faster darshan, assured accommodation, and zero tolerance for insensitive handling of Deeksha-clad devotees.
- Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy ordered strict adherence to department SOPs, equal treatment for VIP and ordinary devotees within allotted slots, and non-interference with agamic rituals.
- Districts reported control rooms, CCTV-linked command centres, public address systems, ambulances, medical teams, regulated parking, and drone monitoring to manage queues and prevent congestion.
- Kakinada barred VIP passes for most hours—allowing VIP darshan only from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.—as political parties condemned a reported lathi charge at Srisailam and officials urged restraint and cautioned against spreading unverified claims.