Parthasarathy temple in Chennai’s Triplicane gears up for Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations
1 week, 5 days ago

Parthasarathy temple in Chennai’s Triplicane gears up for Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations

The Hindu  

Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments P.K. Sekarbabu on Friday said over two lakh devotees were expected to be present for the early darshan at the Parthasarathy Perumal temple in Triplicane on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 10. Mr. Sekarbabu said special darshan had been arranged for senior citizens, persons with disabilities, and expecting mothers. They can enter through the rear gopuram of the temple, the Narasimha Shrine side, from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. A total of 600 police personnel will be on duty that day. Five medical camps, two ambulances, drinking water and mobile toilet facility and 32 additional closed-circuit television cameras have been arranged, he added.

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Devotees throng Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple for Vaikunta Ekadasi
5 days, 8 hours ago

Devotees throng Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple for Vaikunta Ekadasi

The Hindu  

Devotees thronged the Sri Parthasarathy Swamy temple in Triplicane on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadasi on Friday. A devotee, who did not wish to be named, said many of those who bought tickets for the Swarga Vaasal were not allowed to enter initially, since the police wanted to prevent any stampedes by regulating the crowd. “Many devotees came specially to …

Heavy turn out of devotees on Vaikunda Ekadasi day at Srirangam temple
5 days, 18 hours ago

Heavy turn out of devotees on Vaikunda Ekadasi day at Srirangam temple

The Hindu  

Religious fervour permeated the temple town of Srirangam as devotees turned out in large numbers and offered worship to Lord Renganatha and Sri Namperumal - the processional deity- at the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple on the auspicious ‘Vaikunda Ekadasi’ day on Friday-. The high point of the ongoing 22-day annual Vaikunda Ekadasi festival at the temple which commenced on December 30 …

Huge Rush in Temples on Vaikunta Ekadasi
5 days, 21 hours ago

Huge Rush in Temples on Vaikunta Ekadasi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Vaikuntha Ekadashi celebrations have begun in the Telugu states with a grand start. Devotees have thronged many Vaishnavism temples since Thursday night. After the temples were opened and special pujas were performed, devotees were given darshan through the northern gate. In Bhadrachalam, devotees were given the opportunity to have darshan of Lord Sita Ramachandra Swamy at exactly 5 am. …

Temples in Nizamabad gear up for Vaikunta Ekadasi
6 days, 9 hours ago

Temples in Nizamabad gear up for Vaikunta Ekadasi

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: Vaishnavite temples across Nizamabad district are decked out for the auspicious occasion of Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 10. Temples including Indur Tirumala in Narsingpally village, Apuroopa Venkateshwara in Adavi Mamidipally village, and Telangana Tirumala in Timmapur have been beautifully adorned for the special Uttara Dwara darshan on Friday. Thousands of devotees are expected to visit Sri Venkateswara Swamy temples …

Temples get ready for Vaikunta Ekadashi
1 week ago

Temples get ready for Vaikunta Ekadashi

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Temples of Lord Vishnu and his avataras are getting ready for the ‘Uttara Dwara’ darshanam on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadashi on January 10. According to temple priest Shesha Chary, “The celebrations will continue from Ekadasi to Pournami as part of Dhanurmasam traditions.” He said while many devotees visit Tirumala for Vaikunta Ekadasi, those unable to travel due to financial …

Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations at ISKCON Hubballi tomorrow
1 week ago

Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations at ISKCON Hubballi tomorrow

The Hindu  

Day-long programmes and rituals will mark the Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations at the ISKCON Hubballi-Dharwad Temple located at Rayapur in Hubballi on Friday. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday, president of ISKCON Hubballi-Dharwad Rajiv Lochan Dasa said that around 15,000 devotees are expected to participate in the celebrations on Vaikunta Ekadasi. He said that a grand gold-painted 15 ft high and …

Vaikunda Ekadasi festival: Srirangam to come under thick security blanket on January 10
1 week ago

Vaikunda Ekadasi festival: Srirangam to come under thick security blanket on January 10

The Hindu  

Temple town Srirangam is to be brought under heavy security blanket this time too in connection with the opening of the ‘Paramapadhavaasal’ in the early hours on January 10 as part of the ongoing Vaikunda Ekadasi festival at Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. The entire temple complex and the outer areas in Srirangam have been divided into 25 sectors with police teams …

Andhra Pradesh: Shravana Masotsavam Begins at Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Temple
5 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh: Shravana Masotsavam Begins at Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Shravana Masotsavam at the Bhramarambika Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple will commence on Monday, August 5, and continue till September 4. Uchita, Sheeghra and Athi Sheeghra darshans have been arranged throughout the month, with Sheeghra Darshan tickets priced at Rs 150 and Athi Sheeghra Darshan tickets costing Rs 300. Devotees can have Alankara Darshanam from August 15 to August 19, temple …

Tirumala witnesses heavy pilgrim, VIP rush for Vaikunta Dwara darshanam
1 year ago

Tirumala witnesses heavy pilgrim, VIP rush for Vaikunta Dwara darshanam

The Hindu  

Religious ecstasy marked the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival at the temple of Lord Venkateswara, here on Saturday. Thousands of devotees who had congregated in front of the main temple complex went into raptures as the priests formally unlocked the huge wooden doors and the air was electrified with their rhythmic chanting of ‘‘Govinda, Govinda’‘ laced with the sonorous blowing of conches …

Vaikunta Ekadasi: HR & CE Joint Commissioner inspects arrangements at Srirangam
1 year ago

Vaikunta Ekadasi: HR & CE Joint Commissioner inspects arrangements at Srirangam

The Hindu  

P. Jayaraman, Joint Commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Chennai, on Monday inspected the arrangements at the Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in connection with the ongoing Vaikunta Ekadasi festival that commenced on December 12. Accompanied by the temple’s Joint Commissioner Mariappan and HR&CE department officials, Mr. Jayaraman spent over three hours at the temple complex. Mr. Jayaraman inspected …

Devotees celebrate Vaikunta Ekadasi on a grand noteÂ
2 years ago

Devotees celebrate Vaikunta Ekadasi on a grand noteÂ

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: All roads led to the colourfully decked up Lord Venkateshwara temples on Vaikunta Ekadasi on Monday with devotees standing in long queues from early morning seeking divine blessings. I, like many others, opened my stall at 3 am.” Local police officials informed that security arrangements were made, disaster response force deployed for emergences and traffic police were brought in …

Temples decked up for Vaikunta Ekadasi
2 years ago

Temples decked up for Vaikunta Ekadasi

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Temples were decked up for the auspicious Hindu day of Vaikunta Ekadasi, which falls on Monday this year. The famous Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadadri will open its north gate for the first time since the renovation was completed. We are expecting a large number of devotees.” The TTD temples in Himayatnagar and Jubilee Hills, the Venkateshwara Swamy …

All set for Vykuntha Ekadasi on Monday
2 years ago

All set for Vykuntha Ekadasi on Monday

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Authorities of various Vaishnavite temples have made all arrangements to celebrate Vykuntha Ekadasi or Mukkoti Ekadasi festival on Monday. Temples provide Darshan to devotees through Uttara Dwara, where devotees go to the temple and take darshan of Lord Vishnu through the north-side door. Officials have made elaborate arrangements at shrines like Sri Trimurthyatmaka Hari Hara Sri Venkateswara Swamy at …

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