{
  "id": 14756626,
  "title": "90,000 devotees throng Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple on fifth day of Dasara celebrations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/90-000-devotees-throng-vijayawada-kanaka-durga-temple-on-fifth-day-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T18:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/90000-devotees-throng-vijayawada-kanaka-durga-temple-on-fifth-day-of-dasara-celebrations/article71588749.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the fifth day of Dasara celebrations, over 90,000 devotees gathered at the Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple to offer prayers and witness the grand festivities. The presiding deity, Goddess Kanaka Durga, was adorned as Sri Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi and was presented with five-fold harati offerings. Special rituals, including breaking a coconut, were performed by Temple Executive Officer V.K. Seena Naik during the auspicious pradosha period. The temple's Nagarotsavam, or cultural festival, featured traditional music, dance, and devotional recitals. Participating artistes received blessings from the temple authorities, who also honored them with sacred seshavastrams and prasadam. The lively processions, filled with music, dance, and the aroma of flowers, attracted thousands of devotees who gathered along the route, seeking the Goddess's blessings for fulfillment of wishes, prosperity, and peace in their lives.",
  "summary": "Special rituals performed and haratis offered to the presiding deities atop Indrakeeladri; deities taken out in a grand procession along the Krishna riverfront and ghat road as part of the Nagarotsavam; devotional music, Harikatha and classical dance performances add to the festivities",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 90,000 devotees gathered at Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temple on Dasara's fifth day.",
    "Temple cultural festival featured traditional music, dance, and devotional recitals."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}