At Kanipakam Temple in Andhra Pradesh, India, daily attendance is reported at 10,000 to 15,000, rising above 20,000 on weekends and festival days. During daily abhishekam rituals, only holders of special service tickets may enter, leaving general devotees to wait until the rites finish. Long queues can exceed the temporary sheds, forcing pilgrims to remain outside.
In 2026 the temple proposed a permanent queue complex costing about 230 million rupees. It would replace a deteriorated accommodation block and was intended to move lines more safely on busy days, with construction expected to take eighteen months once begun.
Attendance alone does not determine this queue. Ritual time, the distinction between ticketed and general worship, and the capacity of the waiting space combine to turn the order of approaching a shrine into an architectural problem.