Spiritual fervour grips Tirumala with brahmotsavams at two TTD temples
1 year, 10 months ago

Spiritual fervour grips Tirumala with brahmotsavams at two TTD temples

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Spiritual fervour has gripped the temple city of Tirupati with two major temples, under the fold of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, organising the annual Brahmotsavams. The deity of Lord Kalyana Venkateswara was taken out in a procession on ‘Kalpavriksha Vahanam’ at Srinivasa Mangapuram, the deity of Lord Kapileswara was taken out in a grand procession on the ‘Makara Vahanam’ at Kapila Theertham here on Tuesday morning. Lord Kalyana Venkateswara in the Alankara of Rajamannar flanked by his two consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi was taken on the finely decked Kalpavriksha Vahanam at Srinivasa Mangapuram. After Kalpavriksha Vahana Seva, the processional deities were given a bath, called ‘Snapana Tirumanjanam’ in the afternoon with sandal paste, coconut, honey and milk, on the temple premises.

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Tirumala to hold Karthika Deepotsavam on December 15
1 week, 3 days ago

Tirumala to hold Karthika Deepotsavam on December 15

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The sacred hills of Tirumala are set to glow with divine fervour as the temple observes the ‘Karthika Deepotsavam’ on December 15. The lighting of the lamps will begin at the ‘Garbha Gruha’ and extend to prominent areas, including the Akhandam of the Sanctum Sanctorum, Kulasekhara Padi, Ramulavari Meda, Garudalwar, Dwarapalakas, all sub-shrines, Bangaru Vakili, Vendi Vakili, Dhwajasthambham, and …

Tirupati board officials visit Tamil Nadu Vishnu temple for Kaisika Ekadasi 2024
1 week, 5 days ago

Tirupati board officials visit Tamil Nadu Vishnu temple for Kaisika Ekadasi 2024

India Today  

Officials of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams offered holy silk “vastrams” at the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Tamil Nadu’s Srirangam on the auspicious occasion of “Kaisika Ekadasi”. #WATCH | Tamil Nadu | Officials of the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams present Holy silk ‘vastrams’ to the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy temple, on the auspicious occasion of ‘Kaisika Ekadasi’ Kaisika Ekadasi is observed in the …

Tiruchanur Brahmotsavam concludes on a high note
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Tiruchanur Brahmotsavam concludes on a high note

The Hindu  

: The nine-day annual Karthika Brahmotsavam at Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple in Tiruchanur has concluded on a high note. Tens of thousands of devotees lined up to take a holy dip in Padma Sarovaram on the last day of the Brahmotsavam, on the auspicious day of Panchami Tithi, on Friday morning. The pilgrim centre was caught in a wave of …

Tirumala decked up for Srivari Brahmotsavams
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tirumala decked up for Srivari Brahmotsavams

New Indian Express  

TIRUMALA/TIRUPATI: Extensive arrangements are underway for the Salakatla Brahmotsavam of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala, with the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams inviting devotees worldwide to join the nine-day festivities. TTD Additional Executive Officer Venkaiah Choudary confirmed that the organisation is ready to accommodate pilgrims during this period. In Tirumala, additional parking slots have been allocated along the New Ring Road, with areas …

Elaborate arrangements in place for Srivari Brahmotsavam in Tirumala: TTD
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Elaborate arrangements in place for Srivari Brahmotsavam in Tirumala: TTD

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirumala: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Executive Officer J Shyamala Rao said on Saturday that elaborate arrangements were underway for the smooth conduct of Srivari annual Brahmotsavam from October 4 to 12. He said on October 4, evening, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will present official pattu vastrams to Srivaru on behalf of the State government and also participate in …

Vaisakha Maasa Brahmotsavams at Dwaraka Tirumala from May 18
7 months ago

Vaisakha Maasa Brahmotsavams at Dwaraka Tirumala from May 18

The Hindu  

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanam, Dwaraka, has geared up for the annual Brahmotsavams. The processional deities would be taken out in procession in the town on various types of ‘vahanas’, the celestial vehicles, as part of the ‘Gramotsavam’, the village festival. The deities would be taken out on silver ‘Garuda vahanam’, and Simha vahanam’ on May 22 on the ‘tiru veedhulu’, …

Spirituality Returns to Tirupati as Festivals Overshadow Politics
7 months, 1 week ago

Spirituality Returns to Tirupati as Festivals Overshadow Politics

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: As Tirupati is witnessing Thataiahagunta Gangamma Jatara and Sri Govindaraja Swamy Brahmotsavam, political rivalries that had gripped the city in recent weeks have given way to peace and devotion. Thataiahagunta Gangamma Jatara, a local folk festival now recognised as a state festival, began on Tuesday and will go on until May 21, culminating in the Viswaroopa Darshan on May …

Sri Rama Navami Celebrated with Zeal Across Andhra Pradesh
8 months ago

Sri Rama Navami Celebrated with Zeal Across Andhra Pradesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Sri Rama Navami was celebrated with fervour and traditional gaiety across Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. At the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala, TTD observed Sri Rama Navami Asthanam ritual. Later, the pundits read out ‘Sri Rama Jananam’ in Sri Rama Navami Asthanam, which took place near Bangaru Vakili inside the hill temple at around 10pm. Spiritual fervour …

Vontimitta Brahmotsavams Begin With Ankurarpanam
8 months ago

Vontimitta Brahmotsavams Begin With Ankurarpanam

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has made extensive arrangements for the grand annual Brahmotsavam at Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple at Vontimitta in Kadapa district being held from Wednesday, April 17, to April 25 including the celestial marriage on April 22.Marking the initiation of the Brahmotsavam, temple priests performed the Ankurarpanam on Tuesday. Jagan Mohan Reddy will not be offering silk clothes and …

Five-day Kalyana Mahotsavalu begin at Vemulawada temple
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Five-day Kalyana Mahotsavalu begin at Vemulawada temple

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: Five-day Shiva Parvathi Kalyana Mahotsavalu began on a grand note at Sri Raja Rajeshwara Devasthanam in Vemulawada of Rajanna Sircilla district on Wednesday. The celestial wedding rituals started with Swasthi Punyahavachanam performed by the temple priests led by the main priest Appala Bhimashankara Sharma at the abode of Lord Shiva. Temple executive officer D. Krishna Prasad said that elaborate …

Durga temple decks up for Shivaratri
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Durga temple decks up for Shivaratri

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA : The temple authorities of Sri Durga Malleswara Varla Devasthanam said elaborate arrangements were made for the week-long Maha Sivarathri festivities at the temple atop Indrakeeladri from Friday. Expecting that around 1.5 lakh devotees would take a holy dip at Krishna river as part of Shivaratri celebrations, the temple authorities made special arrangements at Durga ghat, Punnami ghat and …

Srikalahasti Gears up for Maha Shivaratri Fest
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Srikalahasti Gears up for Maha Shivaratri Fest

Deccan Chronicle  

As lakhs of devotees are expected to throng the temple town, the authorities made special efforts to ensure a smooth and hassle-free celebration. A huge rush is anticipated for the auspicious Lingodbhava Darshan on Maha Shivaratri day. With an expected footfall of around 1.5 lakh devotees on Maha Shivaratri, water, buttermilk and milk would be supplied free along the queue …

Rathotsavam Marks Penultimate Day of Tiruchanoor Karthika Brahmotsavams
1 year, 1 month ago

Rathotsavam Marks Penultimate Day of Tiruchanoor Karthika Brahmotsavams

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The idol of Sri Padmavathi Devi was taken out in a procession on the mammoth wooden chariot of Ammavaru on the penultimate day of the annual Karthika Brahmotsavams in Tiruchanoor on Friday morning. The Goddess was seated inside the chariot in Her divine glory while the procession went through the temple streets amidst singing of Vedic hymns, Mangala Vayidyam …

Karthika Brahmotsavams Drawing Devotees to Tiruchanoor
1 year, 1 month ago

Karthika Brahmotsavams Drawing Devotees to Tiruchanoor

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The seventh day of annual Karthika Brahmotsavams in Tiruchanoor witnessed Goddess Padmavathi Devi Ammavaru blessing devotees from Her Suryaprabha and Chandraprabha vahanams on Thursday. Among the procession's various vahanams, Surya Prabha vahanam holds a distinctive significance, symbolising the Sun God's control over the affairs of entire universe. During His cosmic journey, Sun God traverses 9,51,00,000 yojanas at a breath-taking …

Huge turnout of devotees witness Lord Venkateswara Swamy\'s Garuda Vahana Seva
1 year, 2 months ago

Huge turnout of devotees witness Lord Venkateswara Swamy\'s Garuda Vahana Seva

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The hill town of Tirumala witnessed a huge turnout of devotees who congregated to partake in the auspicious Garuda Vahana Seva of Lord Venkateswara Swamy on Thursday. From the early hours of dawn, Tirumala hills was engulfed in a sea of devotees who remained seated throughout the day, lining the galleries that stretched across the four mada streets, all …

Tirumala: Malayappa Swamy procession held on grand note
1 year, 2 months ago

Tirumala: Malayappa Swamy procession held on grand note

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirumala: Thousands of pilgrims were captivated by the grand procession of Lord Malayappa Swamy on the 'Kalpavriksha Vahanam' on the fourth day of the event during the ongoing Navaratri Brahmotsavams on Wednesday. Accompanied by his two divine consorts, Lord Malayappa Swamy was carried through the Mada Streets on the golden 'Kalpavriksha.' This Vahanam holds a special place in Hindu mythology …

Pournami Garuda Seva observed at Tirumala
1 year, 2 months ago

Pournami Garuda Seva observed at Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has organised the ‘Bhadrapada’ month Pournami Garuda Seva of Lord Venkateswara Swamy on a grand note at the hill town of Tirumala on Friday. Despite the incessant rains that lashed the hill town since Friday afternoon, thousands of devotees converged atop the sacred shrine to participate in the auspicious Garuda Vahana Seva. Legends say that …

Tirumala temple to witness two Brahmotsavams this year owing to ‘Adhikamasam’, says TTD EO
1 year, 4 months ago

Tirumala temple to witness two Brahmotsavams this year owing to ‘Adhikamasam’, says TTD EO

The Hindu  

July 31, 2023 08:31 pm | Updated 08:31 pm IST - TIRUMALA The Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala is all set to celebrate two Brahmotsavams this year. Dharma Reddy on July 31 attributed the reason for two Brahmotsavams to the ‘Adhikamasam’ which occurs once in three years. Detailing the major events of the two Brahmotsavams, he said the Salakatla Brahmotsavams …

Chatrasthapanotsavam held at Narayanagiri Padalu in Tirumala
1 year, 4 months ago

Chatrasthapanotsavam held at Narayanagiri Padalu in Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Chatrasthapanotsavam, a traditional umbrella festival, was celebrated with religious fervour at Narayanagiri Padalu, also known as Srivari Padalu, in the hill town of Tirumala on Sunday. Devotees gathered in large numbers to witness the sacred event where umbrellas were erected on the highest peaks in the Sesachalam range, believed to be the place where Lord Venkateswara first set foot. …

Devotees throng Vaishnava temples on Tholi Ekadasi
1 year, 5 months ago

Devotees throng Vaishnava temples on Tholi Ekadasi

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Thursday being the auspicious Tholi Ekadasi, devotees thronged temples, making offerings, performing pujas and seeking blessings from Lord Mahavishnu. Thousands of devotees visited Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy Temple at Annavaram of Kakinada district. All Venkateswara Swamy temples witnessed crowds of devotees, whether at Dwaraka Tirumala in Eluru district, Tirupathi in Peddapuram mandal of Kakinada district, Mamidikuduru and Vadapalli …

Three-day Jyestabhishekam takes off to a spiritual start at Tirumala temple
1 year, 6 months ago

Three-day Jyestabhishekam takes off to a spiritual start at Tirumala temple

The Hindu  

The three-day annual Jyestabhishekam commenced at the temple of Lord Venkateswara on Friday amid religious fervour. The festival took off to a religious start with Shanti homam, Sata kalasa Pratista avahana, Nava kalasa avahana and kankana pratista and dharanam followed by Snapana Thirumanjanam to the utsava deities of Lord Malayappa and his two divine consorts. Immense significance is attached to …

Jyestabhisekam festivities commences at Tirumala temple
1 year, 6 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 …

Over two lakh devotees take part in Tirupati Gangamamba Jatara
1 year, 6 months ago

Over two lakh devotees take part in Tirupati Gangamamba Jatara

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: More than two lakh devotees from the various parts of Chittoor district, as well as the neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, flocked to the famed Sri Prasanna Tirupati Gangamamba Jatara in Kuppam on Tuesday. Thousands of devotees took part in the Jatara procession, which began early on Tuesday morning as per customs. The clay head of Goddess …

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

Tirupati Gangamma Jatara ends on a grand note

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The Tataiahgunta Gangamma temple here witnessed a sea of humanity on Tuesday, the final day of the 'Tirupati Gangamma Jatara'. Since the government has declared the ‘Tirupati Ganga Jatara’ as a state festival, the annual folk festivities are been celebrated on a grand scale. The seven-day festival ended early on Tuesday, with ‘Chempa Tholagimpu’ – removing the cheek of …

TTD to hold Venkateswara Vaibhavotsavam in Hyderabad from Oct. 11
2 years, 2 months ago

TTD to hold Venkateswara Vaibhavotsavam in Hyderabad from Oct. 11

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has announced that Sri Venkateswara Vaibhavotsavams would be held in a grand manner at the NTR Stadium in Hyderabad from October 11 to 15. The TTD chairman also said a series of spiritual events have been lined up from this month, which include Srinivasa Kalyanams and Karthika Deepotsavam etc. After the completion of Venkateswara Vaibhavotsavams …

Colourful start to Tirumala Brahmotsavams with \'Dwajarohanam\'
2 years, 2 months ago

Colourful start to Tirumala Brahmotsavams with \'Dwajarohanam\'

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The nine-day annual Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara had a colourful start on Tuesday with the ceremonious ‘Dwajarohanam’ inside the hill temple in Tirumala. The processional deities of Lord Malayappa Swamy flanked by his two consorts on his either side, were taken out to the accompaniment of his Parivara devatas like Anantha, Garuda, Chakrattalwar and Lord Viswaksena and also the …

Festival of umbrella observed at Tirumala
2 years, 4 months ago

Festival of umbrella observed at Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: The annual festival of Chatrasthapanotsavam was observed with religious fervour in the hill town of Tirumala by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams on Tuesday. Chatrasthapanotsavam is the traditional Umbrella Festival, wherein a new umbrella will be erected at the Narayanagiri Hills, which is believed to be the highest peak of Seven Hills in Tirumala. After performing puja to the sacred foot …

Lord Shiva’s Rathotsavam passes of smoothly in Srikalahasti
2 years, 9 months ago

Lord Shiva’s Rathotsavam passes of smoothly in Srikalahasti

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Large throngs of devotees witnessed the Rathotsavam, the major religious celebration marking the annual Brahmotsavams of the Srikalahasteeswara Swamy temple at Srikalahasti in Chittoor district on Wednesday. As part of the age-old temple tradition, the deity of Lord Vayulingeswara along with that of Goddess Gangadevi in one ratham and of Goddess Gnana Prasunamba in another were taken in a …

No deviation in rituals and sevas to Lord Balaji: TTD claims in its affidavit to SC
3 years, 1 month ago

No deviation in rituals and sevas to Lord Balaji: TTD claims in its affidavit to SC

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: Observing that a ‘Constitutional Court’ cannot interfere with the day-to-day affairs of a temple, the Supreme Court on Tuesday disposed of a devotee’s Special Leave Petition challenging an AP High Court order. The Supreme court rejected his PIL seeking directions to Tirumala Tirupati devasthanams to rectify the method of performing day-to-day rituals and sevas to Lord Venkateswara at the …

Tirumala Brahmotsavam: The abode of Lord Venkateswara celebrates annual festivities amid Covid restrictions
3 years, 2 months ago

Tirumala Brahmotsavam: The abode of Lord Venkateswara celebrates annual festivities amid Covid restrictions

Op India  

At Tirumala Tirupati, the annual festival of the 9-day Brahmotsavam began with the ‘Dhwajarohanam’ ritual yesterday on October 7, Thursday. In this ritual, Lord Venkateswara rides his faithful servant ‘Sesha Naga’ and gives divine Darshan to devotees. During the ritual of Srivari Pedda Sesha Vahana Seva, Lord Venkateswara rides on the Sesha Naga, and, accompanied by his consorts Sridevi and …

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