Overview
- At Annavaram, officials reported nearly three lakh devotees performing the Giri Pradikshina, with the turnout attributed in part to free RTC travel for women.
- By 4 p.m., about 9,720 devotees had completed Satyanarayana vratam poojas at the Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy Temple.
- Police oversight included site visits by Kakinada district superintendent of police G. Bindu Madhav and the use of drones to gauge crowd movement.
- Endowments authorities deployed three deputy commissioners and a regional joint commissioner to supervise the Giri Pradikshina.
- In Gudem, roughly 70,000 devotees visited the hilltop shrine after holy dips in the Godavari, with rituals conducted and special TGSRTC buses and facilities arranged.