Goddess Kanakadurga atop Indrakeeladri will give darshan on the first day of ‘Dasara Mahotsavam’ on Tuesday in ‘Swarnakavacha alankarana’.
The legend
Legend says there was a king by name Madhava Varma who ruled ‘Vijayavatikapuri’ (now Vijayawada). He was an ardent devotee of goddess Kanakadurga. A child was crushed under the wheels of his son’s chariot during one of his visits to the city.
On knowing about the tragedy, Madhava Varma sentenced his son to death.
Appreciative of the king’s devotion to Her, goddess Kanakadurga resurrected the dead boy and showered gold on the city for a while.
It was then that She got the name Kanakadurga and had since then been worshipped as ‘Swarnakavachalankruta Kanakadurga Devi’.
The belief
Devotees believe that by having Her darsan, all forms of deprivation will go away.
