The environs atop Indrakeeladri, the abode of goddess Sri Kanakadurga, came alive on Friday following commencement of relinquishment of 40-day ‘Bhavani Deeksha’ observed by thousands of devotees in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
The religious ceremony will conclude on December 16. The lanes and bylanes abutting the temple premises reverberated with religious songs. The turnout was low on the first day as most devotees did not prefer to relinquish ‘deeksha’ on Friday. Crowd started trickling in good numbers from the morning, but as the day progressed, the numbers registered a dip.
The temple officials claimed that close to 25,000 people had ‘darshan’ of the goddess.“We are hopeful of increase in turnout from Saturday and Sunday because of weekend holidays,” a temple official said.
