{
  "id": 1950213,
  "title": "Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offers special prayers at Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-offers-special-prayers-at-kanaka-durga-temple-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T14:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-offers-special-prayers-at-kanaka-durga-temple-in-vijayawada/article71365065.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living, paid a visit to the Goddess Kanaka Durga temple in Indrakeeladri, Vijayawada on Wednesday. Accompanied by former MP Gokaraju Ganga Raju, he offered special prayers to the presiding deity. Upon his arrival, the temple Trust Board chairman Borra Radhakrishna (Gandhi), Executive Officer V.K. Seena Naik, and board members welcomed him with a traditional ceremony. The spiritual leader and dignitaries later had a chance to see the Goddess and performed special prayers. After the darshan, the temple chairman and Executive Officer gifted him the sacred 'vastram', 'teertha prasadam', and a portrait of the Goddess.",
  "summary": "Temple officials and members of its governing board offer the spiritual leader a traditional welcome on his arrival",
  "key_points": [
    "Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visited Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada.",
    "Accompanied by former MP Gokaraju Ganga Raju, he offered special prayers.",
    "Temple Trust Board gifted him sacred vastram, teertha prasadam, and portrait."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}