Summary:
Though all queue lines were turned into general darshan lines for speedy movement, the devotees waited hours together in serpentine queues. The authorities cancelled all tickets — ?100 and ?300 — in view of the heavy rush. The officials stopped operating special vehicles for the VIPs, media and others to the temple in view of the heavy rush since morning. The Marakata Rajarajeswari temple at Patamata also witnessed heavy rush. The devotees waited in queue lines since Saturday night..