Angul, Apr 22: Union Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister and BJP's Sambalpur Parliamentary seat candidate Dharmendra Pradhan is scheduled to visit Maa Hingula Temple here and offer prayers to the goddess today. 

The annual nine-day festival of Maa Hingula will begin today. The district administration has made all the preparations for the festival. 

While thousands of devotees are expected to visit the temple, required arrangements have been made for the smooth Darshan of goddess Hingula, the presiding deity of Angul. The Sub Collector is directly guiding all the aspects required for a smooth and incident-free festival.  

The Union Minister is scheduled to reach the temple at 10 am.