![]() ![]() But this year there are no chances being taken. It is a lavish public affair, involving more than 1,20,000 devotees, thousands of VIPs, VVIPs and a huge battalion of police personnel, with a separate control room service also being provided. Usually, the festival is a grand affair, with priests, public and patrons and Vedic scholars participating in a big way. The Chandanotsavam draws lakhs of crowds every year and is one of the main festivals concerning the primary deity of north-coastal Andhra Pradesh, Lord Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha. This was ironical when the Spanish Flu was doing the rounds in the sub-continent, wreaking havoc all over". The EO, M Venkateswara Rao said, "According to sources, the last time there was such a shut-down was in 1920. ![]() The temple is being shut down completely for the first time in exactly a hundred years due to the Covid-19 scare. VISAKHAPATNAM: The Simhachalam Devasthanam Board has taken all measures to ensure that there is no public coming to the temple for the annual ‘ Chandanotsavam’ of Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy that would commence in the early hours of Sunday. ![]()
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