A devotee from Srikakulam gifted a gold crown weighing 494 grams and valued at about ₹75 lakh to Goddess Kanaka Durga at the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam atop Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada on Thursday (October 15, 2026) during the ongoing Dasara Sarannavaratri celebrations.

K. Durga Srinivas, son of Kurminayudu and Padmavatamma of Srikakulam town, presented the crown, studded with red, blue, white and green stones, to the temple authorities.

Temple Executive Officer V.K. Seena Naik and Dasara Chief Festival Officer V. Trinath Rao jointly received the offering on behalf of the temple.

The donor and his family members were then provided special darshan of the presiding deity in the sanctum sanctorum. Vedic scholars blessed them after the darshan, and the temple authorities honoured the family by presenting them with the deity’s seshavastram (sacred cloth) and prasadam.

Mr. Durga Srinivas said the family could make the offering only with the blessings of Goddess Kanaka Durga. He thanked the temple Executive Officer for facilitating the opportunity to present the gold crown to the deity during the auspicious Dasara Sarannavaratri festival.