Artists dressed in vibrant traditional attire showcased the rich cultural heritage of Andhra Pradesh through colourful performances at the Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival, held as part of Dasara celebrations in Vijayawada on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Performers in traditional costumes represented the diverse folk traditions of Andhra Pradesh during the Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival on 20 October 2026, drawing large crowds as part of the state's Dasara festivities. (Photo: NationPress)
The Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival featured artists in vibrant traditional attire honouring the cultural legacy of Andhra Pradesh during the Dasara festival on 20 October 2026, marking a key highlight of the season's celebrations. (Photo: NationPress)
Colourful stage performances by artists in Andhra Pradesh's traditional attire formed the centrepiece of the Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival, organised to commemorate Dasara in Vijayawada on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
The Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival brought together artists showcasing Andhra Pradesh's classical and folk traditions through vivid performances, serving as a centrepiece of the city's Dasara 2026 celebrations on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Artistic troupes dressed in vibrant regional costumes took to the stage at the Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival on 20 October 2026, celebrating the rich tapestry of Andhra Pradesh's heritage during the Dasara festivities. (Photo: NationPress)
The grand Vijayawada Utsav Mega Carnival, held on 20 October 2026, saw performers in traditional dress celebrate the cultural wealth of Andhra Pradesh before large audiences gathered for Dasara in Vijayawada. (Photo: NationPress)
Priests performed aarti as the Hamsa Vahanam — a swan shaped float carrying the deities — glided along the Krishna River during the traditional Theppotsavam ritual, marking the concluding day of Dasara celebrations in Vijayawada on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bhavani devotees on Bhavani Deeksha took ritual shower baths under water sprinklers on arrival at the Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada, seeking darshan of Goddess Kanaka Durga during the Dasara festival on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bhavani devotees undertaking Bhavani Deeksha walked barefoot along roads approaching the Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada for darshan of Goddess Kanaka Durga on the final day of Dasara on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Hundreds of Bhavani devotees following the Seethammavari Padalu tradition walked barefoot to the Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, to offer prayers to Goddess Kanaka Durga as Dasara 2026 drew to a close on 20 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)