Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, Vijayawada
Kanaka Durga Temple is a famous hindu Temple of Goddess Durga located in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh. The temple is located on the Indrakeeladri hill, on the banks of Krishna River. Kaalika puraana, Durgaa sapthashati and other vedic literature have mentioned about Goddess Kanaka Durga on the Indrakeelaadri and have described the deity as Swayambhu, (self-manifested) in Triteeya kalpa.
On this mountain, goddess Durga had been glowing with the lighting of crores of suns, with golden colour. Since that, Indra and all the deities praised her chanting "KANAKA DURGA" and they had been worshipping her daily. On the left side of Durga Devi there is “Sri Chakaram” & beside that there is a Ganapati Deity. So when we worship the Goddess, all the worships will be performed only to “Sri Chakaram”. Kanaka Durgamma has the Eight arms handling the weapons are Chakra, Conch, Bow and Arrow, Sword, Spear, Club, Trident, Thunderbolt and Lotus.
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TrasnportBy Road: Good motorable roads connect Vijayawada with all the places within the state and also with the major cities in India. Transport by road from Vijayawada to all the places of Buddhist interest is available in the form of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) buses.
By Train: Train facility is available from all the places within India.The distance between Vijayawada Railway Station and Kanakadurgamma temple is 1 Km.
By Air: The distance between Vijayawada International Airport (Gannavaram) and Kanakadurgamma temple is 24.3 Km.From Airport, many Buses, Taxies & Autos are available to reach temple.