# Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offers special prayers at Kanaka Durga temple 2026-08-19T14:58:01+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Spiritual leader and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visited the Goddess Kanaka Durga temple at Indrakeeladri in Vijayawada on Wednesday and offered special prayers to the presiding deity. Former MP Gokaraju Ganga Raju accompanied him during the visit. Temple Trust Board chairman Borra Radhakrishna (Gandhi), Executive Officer V.K. Seena Naik, and members of the temple's governing board accorded a traditional welcome to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on his arrival. The spiritual leader and the accompanying dignitaries later had darshan of the Goddess and offered special prayers. The temple chairman and Executive Officer later presented him the sacred 'vastram', 'teertha prasadam', and a portrait of the Goddess. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The visit comes amid ongoing efforts by temple authorities to strengthen ties with prominent spiritual figures for regional outreach. The Kanaka Durga temple, a major Shakti shrine in Andhra Pradesh, draws lakhs of devotees annually. Temple trust boards often invite such leaders for events, but the presence of a former MP signals political undertones. The next major festival at the temple, Durga Ashtami, falls in October, when visitor numbers will test any new arrangements made after this visit. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Straight factual account of the visit with no editorialising or framing. This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Art of Living, Gokaraju Ganga Raju, Kanaka Durga temple, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Vijayawada Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-offers-special-prayers-at-kanaka-durga-temple/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/sri-sri-ravi-shankar-offers-special-prayers-at-kanaka-durga-temple/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/