Devotee-cum-donor transforms temple & its ambience
With the foregoing enhanced facilities and improved amenities, pilgrims can now afford to stay there comfortably and visit other prominent temples across Krishna district, particularly the Sri Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada, Subrahmanyeswara Swamy temple at Mopidevi, and Pandurangaswamy temple in Chilakalapudi near Machilipatnam.
Narasimha Rao, the moving spirit behind these new facilities and improved amenities, when contacted by The Hans India, shared that the multi-level parking complex would meet the parking demands for the next five to six decades. He expressed his strong resolve to further enhance facilities for pilgrims, considering the increasing number of devotees visiting the temple.
About infrastructure development around the temple, which bustles with activity during Maha Sivaratri celebrations, Narasimha Rao said developing temple infrastructure would be easy 'if individuals are given a free hand'. In the context, he pointed to the multi-level parking complex. The top floor of the complex, with its expansive 50,000 square yards of carpet area, which can be utilised for spiritual gatherings, with space for accommodating thousands of people coming for pravachanams.
Narasimha Rao said that 50 cottages are being constructed near the temple to provide accommodation, which will greatly benefit thousands of devotees who visit Vijayawada daily. By staying in these cottages, visitors can conveniently explore all the important temples in the combined Krishna district.
Regarding the widening of the narrow ghat road at certain points, Narasimha Rao highlighted that it was a specially designed project where engineers ingeniously used girders with remarkable engineering expertise.
Narasimha Rao pitched for prioritising infrastructure improvement and proper upkeep of temples across the state.
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