Tirupati wears festive look on its 893rd birthday celebrations
1 year, 10 months ago

Tirupati wears festive look on its 893rd birthday celebrations

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Tirupati celebrated its 893rd “birthday” on Friday, marking the day of consecration of the presiding deity at the Lord Govindaraja Swamy temple in 1130 AD. People from all walks of life congregated in the streets of the old town of Tirupati, -- the four mada streets created around the Govindaraja Swamy temple in 1130 AD and commemorated the city's birthday on a grand scale. As records have it, the Sri Vaishnavite saint Bhagawad Ramanujacharya laid the foundation stone for the Govindaraja temple and consecrated the idol inside the sanctum sanctorum the same day in 1130 AD. Earlier, accompanied by Tirumala Pedda Jeeyar and Chinna Jeeyar, they offered prayers at the Sri Ramanuja statues inside the Govindaraja temple complex, from where denizens joined the procession.

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Tirupati Gangamma Jatara Ends on a grand note
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Tirupati Gangamma Jatara Ends on a grand note

Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 4 months ago

Tirumala shines in glorious celebration of Janmashtami

Deccan Chronicle  

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Tirumala celebrates Anivara Asthanam with grandeur
1 year, 5 months ago

Tirumala celebrates Anivara Asthanam with grandeur

Deccan Chronicle  

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Annual Jyeshta Abhishekam concludes in Tirumala temple
1 year, 7 months ago

Annual Jyeshta Abhishekam concludes in Tirumala temple

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The three-day sacred festival of Jyeshta Abhishekam concluded on a grand note at the Srivari temple in Tirumala on Sunday, when the idols of Lord Malayappa Swamy and his consorts were re-draped in gold kavacham. Jyeshta Aabhisekam is a devotional sacred ritual aimed at preserving the utsava bronze idols of Malayappa Swamy and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi from …

Jyestabhisekam festivities commences at Tirumala temple
1 year, 7 months ago

Jyestabhisekam festivities commences at Tirumala temple

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Jyestabhisekam festivities commenced at the Kalyana mandapam inside the Sampangi Prakaram of Srivari temple in Tirumala on Friday, marking the beginning of three days of grand celebrations. As the evening approached, a diamond kavacham, a diamond-studded armour, was adorned to the utsava idols of Swami and Ammavaru. With the diamond kavacham in place, the idols were taken on …

Tirupati Gangamma Jatara ends on a grand note
1 year, 7 months ago

Tirupati Gangamma Jatara ends on a grand note

Deccan Chronicle  

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Tirumala celebrates Shobhakruta Nama Ugadi Asthanam
1 year, 9 months ago

Tirumala celebrates Shobhakruta Nama Ugadi Asthanam

Deccan Chronicle  

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Tirupati city to observe its 893rd birthday on Friday
1 year, 10 months ago

Tirupati city to observe its 893rd birthday on Friday

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The temple city of Tirupati commemorates its 893rd birthday on Friday, February 24, based on the historical references to its inception on this date in 1130 AD. On this day 893 years ago, Sri Vaishnavite saint Bhagawad Ramanujacharya laid the foundation for the Govindaraja Swamy temple, now located in the heart of the city, turning it into a spiritual …

Tirupati to celebrate its 892nd birthday on February 24
2 years, 10 months ago

Tirupati to celebrate its 892nd birthday on February 24

Deccan Chronicle  

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