Pothugunti Ramesh Naidu, chairman of the Srisailam temple's Board of Trustees, inspected the darshan queue lines, annaprasadam centres and laddu prasadam counters on Sunday, The Hans India reports.
What he ordered
- Three more laddu counters to open immediately, one of them only for women.
- Flooring repairs in the queue compartments and steps to ease bottlenecks at peak hours.
- Drinking water and light refreshments for devotees in queues, with waiting times announced regularly.
- More annaprasadam capacity for the Karthika masam crowds.
- Strict hygiene and quality checks on laddu and pulihora prasadam, and fixes to token-issue glitches before the festival period.
Karthika masam dates
Panchangam listings put Karthika masam this year from 10 November to 8 December. The Karthika Mondays fall on 16, 23 and 30 November and 7 December, and Karthika Pournami is on 24 November. Srisailam draws large crowds on Karthika Mondays.
No opening date or cost has been given for the new counters.
