The Kanaka Durga Temple on Indrakeeladri at Vijayawada is a major centre of Dasara observance. NTR district's festival page documents the Dasara and Shakambhari celebrations. For map recall, locate Vijayawada on the Krishna River corridor and in present NTR district. The festival belongs to a broader pan-Indian Navaratri season, but this AP temple gives the question a precise local anchor. A generic “Dasara—AP” pairing is too loose to resolve district or site questions.

Temple celebrations involve changing ritual schedules, pilgrim flows and public management. A candidate for police recruitment should also see the practical geography: bridges, approach roads, riverbank and hill temple concentrate visitors. Do not infer crowd numbers or exact procession dates from a past year's page; consult the current temple or district notice for operational claims. In cultural GK, the durable association is Kanaka Durga—Vijayawada—Indrakeeladri—Dasara.

Worked example: Vijayawada Dasara is associated with Kanaka Durga at the Indrakeeladri temple. Put the city on the Krishna corridor map before memorising the festival. A question about the annual programme needs the current temple notice; an older report is historical evidence. A temple association is a durable fact, while crowd arrangements and procession times can change.

Active recall: Name the deity, city, hill and present district associated with Vijayawada Dasara.