Very popular temple of the city. Goddess Mahalaxmi temple. I found it very surprisingly that for the Darshan ,there was fee...50 rupees, 100 rupees and 200 rupees. I mean I was thinking about the needy people don't have enough money for praying God they are going to charge. I hope some day god will ask the question,to the trustees over here. I have visited many big temples (specially in north side and I haven't found those temple are charging. So it's very surprising. I hope someday they will understand that this is about God not about business ,if people will donate by themselves you will earn more money then by getting this entry fee.

We have been there with the family and each and every time we visit we find some new experience, We must visit and get the blessings in our life of Devi Sri kanaka mahalaxmi goddess of peace and prosperity.

A very peaceful place for mind relaxing and for praying. Please don't spoil the place by throwing your waste papers or covers. Use dustbin which is placed outside of the temple Thank you

One of the oldest temples of Goddess Lakshmi. Any one visiting Vizag should keep this place on their watch list.

Nice and sacred place to visit .feelings blessed 🙌. Evening time 6 to 7pm seems closed for Darshan dur to Evening Alati

In my childhood I went to this temple several times. Now the temple is fully developed with many facilities. I love visiting this temple again and again. Our worship to the God is very faithful.

Sri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi is one of the most powerful goddess in the city. In 1912, the idol of the Goddess was found in a well and was installed in the centre of the town. But i the year 1917, the dangerous contagious disease 'Plague' spread over the town and so many deaths occurred in Visakhapatnam village. The people of Visakhapatnam were afraid of the incident and thought the devastation was due to shifting of idol of goddess 'Shri Kanaka Maha Lakshmi' and therefore, re-erected the idol to its original place, that is at the center of the road as it exists now.After the re-erection, the "Plague' disease was cured and normalcy was restored. With this, the Goddess has being celebrated fest since then.

The most satisfying thing in this Temple is we can offer our servings to the Goddess. Of course it is crowded for maximum times but when we go to the temple in the afternoon, the crowd is very less. If anyone is looking to see the mother for a long time and offer your worship and prayer, better choose afternoon times and weekdays. Mental peace and happiness is assured for sure.

I can't speak for the crowd or ticketing situation since I visited in the afternoon and found no ticket issues for darshan with less crowd. However, I noticed a lack of proper management for basic services like footwear stands. The temple is in one of Vizag's oldest neighborhoods, with narrow and disorderly roads, leaving no room for improvement or development. Devotees are allowed inside, but the place is getting spoiled as people throw plastic wrappers of Kumkum and Agarbattis near Ammavaru (see photo), which is disheartening. It would be beneficial to place a dustbin in a corner and encourage people to use it.

One of the oldest and very famous temples in Visakhapatnam. the idol of the presiding deity, Ammavari, was found in the well that was located near the fort of the then Rajas. In the year 1912, it was taken out and placed in the centre of the road.

They charge for Darshanam which I haven't seen in any temple not in tirupati too. They accept no online payments . No shoe stand no maintenance.. This place is one of tourist attraction in vizag so they are raising funds in this way I guess which is wrong they need to think about people who can't afford. Do not do business with temple please

Here in Lakshmi devi's idol one hand is cut. And it is said that the idol is found in a well. It is 1.2 km away from RK beach and is better to visit both at a time.

Very famous🙇‍♀️Must Visit All the positivity vibes hits you definitely after entering into this temple Lovely Experience Prasaadham is highlight U must have it..... After Completing this temple. U can go to Purna Market, Jagadamba center for exploring Market and For shopping and remember u can bargain as per cost From this temple u can walk to purna market and Jagadamba center it will b almost around 1km... Can Have talky quick walk with frnds Best thing if u take Or have your own vehicle Go To RK Beach At Night 🌃to explore some beauty of Vizag 🤘😌💙 After shopping

Oldest temple and must visit temple in Waltair (i.e. vizag aka Visakhapatnam)

No cleanliness, no masks checking. Money and gifts openly being asked.

Awesome experience and one that is very rare in South India. A small temple for Goddess Lakshmi for over 50 years where one can make offerings work your own hands. Whether it is పసుపు కుంకుమ or breaking a Coconut or drenching the Goddess in Milk - all these you can do yourself with your own hands. This is really a rarity in South Indian temples. The temple has wonderfully carved Lakshmi statues all thru the Mandapam. The government managed queue system doesn't even bother or care to display or encourage people to see them. Wish they will change the pattern to give the opportunity for the devotees too enjoy the temple and it's history. A must visit temple in Visakhapatnam area.

Nice I visited with blessings of goddess lakshmi with roots of peace

Unfortunately too many recommended devotees. Every employee brings friends/ relatives and simply adds them directly to darshan. We bought 100/200/300 higher ticket and waited for an hour or two but simply no use

We went to Sri Kanaka Mahalaxmi temple at the evening 06.00 PM on 23/04/2023 and we got Kanakamahalaxmi Amma Vaari dharshnam with in an hour. There are most of the trusty board members are women including chair person.

This temple is dedicated to goddess Sri kanaka maha Lakshmi... Very famous temple in visakhapatnam... One month festival during in every year Maargashira maasam ... Every Thursday is main day for this temple...

Very popular and timely poojas and offerings will happen, devotees can offer their offerings directly to Maa Mahalakshmi. Very relaxing and peaceful atmosphere to the devotees at this temple, and a worth-visiting place. Temple open for its visitors whole day, however, the temple is closed from 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM and from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM for cleaning purposes. Special darshan ticket fare is Rs.20/-. Every one must add this in their visiting list on their tour plan.

Rush on weekends. Very pleasant temple complex. Abhishekam and offerings be presented by us only. Crowd will be huge on special days. Parking not available.

Powerful Place of Goddess... Thursday is special day... It will take time to enter due to crowd...

On 20 Oct 2023 morning the temple opened at 10 am only and created an unnecessary overcrowding of Devotees. I think this is purposefully creating to sell higher price tickets. Temple should open as early as possible in the morning.

Wonderful temple & great god I like this place

Had Very pleasant darshanam. I think Monday and morning time is the best time for peaceful darsanam.

Divine place as it is very famous place in vizag little bit crowded as we went on dasara there are 50,100,200 rupees seperate q- lines Thursday and Friday there will be huge rush as said by the temple people over all good

The decoration with the bangles was great but the sad thing is that as usual only VIPs inside the temple as there are only humans and devotes we are bad persons so , we have to see goddesses from outside

This temple is very famous and located at old town visakhapatnam. The godess is very powerful and fulfill the wishes. That is the belief of localities. December is meant to be a auspicious month and temple deities and authorities will celebrate mela and poojas to godess Sri KANAKA MAHA LAKSHMI Devi .

Goddess was powerful but administrator maintenance is worst, no one was taken responsibility for reducing floating , over floating this month but not caring for people and very painful at waiting in line

I Love to visit this temple and take the blessings of maa Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi especially in the month of Marghasira masam.

This temple has become very commercial. I purchased 200₹ Darshan ticket, I was not even allowed to offer Kumkum and Haldi to the Goddess. At the same time, some VIP (so called) came in to the sanctrum, priest offered Harathi to the Goddess, but sad part is Harathi is given only to that VIP and not to anyone in the queue line. This shows the attitude of the temple authorities. I spoke to couple of officers, they asked me to complain to whomever I want.

Temple is good . Most powerful , free drasanam, 100 rs 200 rs anthralyam drasanam

Best to visit early on morning

It's supper And it's Assam

It is one of the Famous Temple in Visakhapatnam Everyone should visit this place at once.

Except Thursday everyday after 7pm you can have peaceful Darshan, no crowd, temple closes by 9pm

Though the temple administration made a complete mess of the place, the deity Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Ammavaru, the presiding deity of Visakhapatnam is extremely powerful and kind. Marvellous and extraordinary temple. Utterly horrible mismanagement and completely commercial. Now that peace and happiness we used have on visiting the temple in our childhood are totally gone.

Good Darshan line management. Cleanliness and Prasadam counter space can be improved. Introduce special line based on Darshan tickets for Prasadam counters too.

Famous diety for Vizag Peope. Temple maintanance is good.

Post covid the crowd is not allowed to do the abhishekam to the goddess idol. There is a grill setup in garbha gudi.. and the darshan prices are also different. Although it’s a quite temple always available for free darshan.

Maintenance is good. But parking 4wheeler near this place is impossible Two wheeler,you need to keep infront of others shop by requesting them.

Darshan ok but prasd counter person very bad bheiver

Temple is nice but the entry fees is more there is no free darshan ..every thing become a business there ..i left the slippers on outside the temple after complete the darshan of kanakamahalaxmi the slipper has taken and kept with them and asked for money ..

The Temple was Good. But the hygiene and maintenance by the management & staff was very POOR. Especially in AnnaDanam, Its disgusting. We attended @ 12:45 hrs, Where as the rice was so cold, I dont know WHY ? And where 03 people can sit, The temple staff instructing to sit 04 No's which was inconvenience. Requesting Govt authorities to look into this and increase the standards.

Kanaka Mahalakshmi temple Located near to well-known places like jagadamba and Purna market, one of the Great place where we can find some peace, blessed to get a chance to visit. Parking is a bit difficult on special occasions and festivals

Famous goddess temple in vizag, not spacious, narrow roads it's not constructed with a pre plan, this temple rose from beliefs of devotees local administration or temple administration should come out with good plans for improvement of this temple

Very reputed and popular temple in vizag. Earlier pilgrims allowed to perform self Abhishekam with milk, coconut water and other auspicious liuids. Now it is restricted only at early morning hours from 06:00am to 07:00am only. Rest of times temple staff will perform the Abhishekam. Prasadm Counter is there. Parking place recently arranged adjacent to the temple.

Parking is for 3 cars. The location on Google is wrong. It's on a narrow Street. Go close to location and ask. Better to park away and walk. Temple is great. Kumkum archanai cost 50 rupees and was done very well by the pandit. Morning is less crowded. 7.30 at temple is good time to avoid crowd. Thursday and Friday are crowded.

Located in One Town Area of Vizag. Very popular Goddess. The main deity does not have roof overhead. Devotees believe that the Goddess removes obstacles in a visit. Before Carona devotees used to perform Abhishekam and Puja to idol personally. Now the personal Puja has been restricted. Devotees attending in the early morning Darshan at 6 am are allowed to do the puja. Margasira Masam is dedicated to Amma and hence the crowd will be very heavy during this month.