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**Vijayawada Temple Embraces Digital Transformation for Dasara Festival**

**Vijayawada, September 15, 2025** – In preparation for the upcoming Dasara Mahotsavam–2025, the Sri Durga Malleswara Swamyvarla Devasthanam temple in Vijayawada has launched a comprehensive suite of IT-enabled services designed to enhance the experience for pilgrims. The digital initiatives, including a mobile application and WhatsApp chatbot, were inaugurated today by Endowments Commissioner K. Ramachandra Mohan and Executive Officer V.K. Sreenivasa Naik.

The “Dasara 2025 Mobile Application,” available on both Android and iOS platforms, consolidates all temple services into a single, user-friendly interface. Key features include darshan timings, daily updates of Goddess Kanakadurga’s decorations with photos, QR-based seva bookings, live streaming of festivities, real-time updates on prasadam and annaprasadam availability, bus tracking with estimated time of arrival, parking availability, emergency contact information, location details for restrooms and drinking water, QR wristbands for child safety, donor and volunteer services, and real-time alerts.

For devotees who prefer not to download an app, the temple has also launched an AI-powered WhatsApp chatbot accessible at 9441820717. The chatbot, available in both Telugu and English, offers similar functionalities, including darshan schedules, decoration details, prasadam availability, parking and transport updates, emergency contacts, feedback submission, and location-based navigation links.

The mobile app and chatbot were developed by Amaravathi Software Innovations Pvt. Ltd. Temple officials hope that these advanced digital solutions will significantly improve pilgrim convenience, safety, and transparency, allowing devotees to fully immerse themselves in the spiritual experience during the widely celebrated Dasara festival. The temple believes this is the way for devotees to access information on the timings and the sevas of Goddess Kanakadurga.

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