Sri Durga Devi Temple
శ్రీ కనకదుర్గా దేవి దేవస్థానం
Durga · Chilakaluripet, Andhra Pradesh
Ancient
About the temple
Focal Shakta devotional shrine of Chilakaluripet municipal area Traditional belief: Victory over adversaries, eradication of fear and domestic strife
Temple information
- Darshan timings
- 06:00 – 20:30
- Best time to visit
- Early morning hours on mid-week non-festival days to experience a peaceful darshan atmosphere
Deity
DurgaLord Chintamani (Ganesha)Lord SubrahmanyaNavagrahas
- Deity form
- Standing Chaturbhuja / Ashtabhuja Durga in polished granite
- Religious tradition
- Smarta Agamic Rituals & Shakta Upasana
- Sanskrit name
- श्री दुर्गा देवी देवालयः
- Also known as
- Chilakaluripet Durga Gudi; Sri Kanaka Durga Devasthanam Pothavaram
Darshan hours
- Daily
- 06:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 05:00 PM - 08:30 PM
- Break timings
- Closed daily between 01:00 PM and 04:00 PM
- Special days
- Open continuously from 04:00 AM during Sharad Navaratri
- Festival timings
- Open continuously from 04:00 AM to 11:00 PM during Navaratri
Aarti & rituals
- Morning aarti
- 06:30 AM
- Midday aarti
- 11:15 AM
- Evening aarti
- 06:30 PM
- Night aarti
- 8:15 PM
- Special aarti days
- Fridays, Tuesdays, Durgashtami, Vijayadashami
- Ritual schedule
- Suprabhatham, Kumkumarchana, Lalitha Sahasranamarchana, Harati
- Pooja timings
- 06:30 AM - 11:00 AM; 05:30 PM - 08:00 PM
- Abhishek timings
- 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM (Fridays and Tuesdays)
- Special poojas
- Available
- Online pooja booking
- No
History & heritage
- Historical period
- Modern
- Built by
- Local community patrons of Chilakaluripet
- Architect / builder
- Local Andhra Shilpis
- Construction materials
- Reinforced concrete, brick masonry, sculpted granite murtis
- Renovations
- Modern Rajagopuram and Prakara development in late 1990s
- Legends
- Traditional belief: Consecrated to seek protective blessings of the Divine Mother
- Inscriptions
- Modern donor stone and marble inscriptions
Architecture
- Architectural style
- Dravidian
- Architectural period
- 20th Century CE
- Structure
- Urban standalone shrine with compound wall
- Floors
- 1
- Gopuram
- Three-tiered vimana gopuram over the sanctum
- Mandapa
- Pillared prayer hall for congregational worship
- Sculptural features
- Iconography of Mahishasuramardini, Lakshmi, and Saraswati
- Artistic elements
- Brightly painted stucco reliefs illustrating Devi Mahatmyam
- Construction technique
- Contemporary brick and RCC frame construction
- Unique features
- Center of intensive local Navaratri festivities in Chilakaluripet
Festivals & events
- Festival calendar
- Ashwayuja Shukla Padyami to Dashami; Ashadha Pournami
- Special celebration days
- Moola Nakshatra (Saraswati Alankaram), Durgashtami
- Cultural events
- Classical music, Kuchipudi recitals, and Kumkumarchana sessions
- Annual events
- Navaratri Alankarams and Vijayadashami Teppotsavam
- Peak crowd season
- September - October (Navaratri)
Visitor information
- ✓ Parking
- ✓ Restrooms
- ✓ Drinking water
- ✓ Shoe keeping
- ✓ Prasadam counter
- Dress code
- Traditional
- Best time to visit
- Early morning hours on mid-week non-festival days to experience a peaceful darshan atmosphere
- Parking capacity
- 20-30 vehicles
- Parking fees
- Approx. 20-50 INR
- Donation counters
- Yes
- Donation methods
- Cash, UPI, Bank Transfer
- Prasadam
- Laddu; Pulihora