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 in B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district and in areas like Gandhingar, Venkatanagar, Yetimoga, Jagannadhapuram, Sarpavaram, Pallamrajunagar and Bhavannarayanapuram in Kakinada, Eluru, Kovvuru, Rajamahendravaram, Bhimavaram, Palakollu, Narsapuram, Razole, Amalapuram, and Chidiga.

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

India Today  

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Karthika Somavaram Sees Huge Rush of Devotees
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Karthika Somavaram Sees Huge Rush of Devotees

Deccan Chronicle  

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Thousands Offer Balitharpanam at Thirunelly, Wayanad
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Thousands Offer Balitharpanam at Thirunelly, Wayanad

The Hindu  

Thousands of devotees gathered on Friday (November 1) to perform the ‘Balitharpanam’ ritual at the Mahavishnu temple in Thirunelly in Wayanad. The rituals, believed to grant eternal peace to departed ancestors, attracted devotees from neighboring districts and beyond, with thousands making their way to the banks of the Papanashini Creek and Nugu River to perform the ceremony.

Scores of women perform ‘Varalakshmi Vratham’ at Srisailam
4 months, 1 week ago

Scores of women perform ‘Varalakshmi Vratham’ at Srisailam

The Hindu  

Hundreds of women thronged the hill shrine of Bhramaramba Sametha Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Devasthanams at Srisailam, here on Friday, to participate in the auspicious Hindu festival — ‘Varalakshmi Vratham’ — observed on the second Friday of the Sravana month. Later, the women took ‘darshan’ of the main deity through a special queue line. The Devasthanams provided the material required for …

Special prayers offered in Mahalakshmi temples on the occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam
4 months, 1 week ago

Special prayers offered in Mahalakshmi temples on the occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam

The Hindu  

Many devotees offered special prayers in Mahalakshmi temples of Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts on the occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam, performed on the second Friday of auspicious Sravana Masam. Meanwhile, the Astalakshmi Sameta Ishwarya Venkateswara Swamy temple located at Ayyannapeta in Vizianagaram wore a festive look with special prayers and performance of kumkum puja in early hours. The temple trustees Durga …

Devotees throng temples to observe Tholi Ekadasi in Vijayawada
5 months ago

Devotees throng temples to observe Tholi Ekadasi in Vijayawada

The Hindu  

The temples in the region were abuzz with devotees offering special prayers to Lord Vishnu on the occasion of ‘Tholi Ekadasi’, on Wednesday. Also known as ‘Sayana Ekadasi’, the day was observed with religious fervour in the city and other parts of the Kirshna, NTR and Eluru districts. ‘Tholi Ekadasi’ which marks the beginning of the Chaturmasya, is considered the …

Visakhi Ekadasi Draws Devotees to Temples
7 months ago

Visakhi Ekadasi Draws Devotees to Temples

Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Ayodhya temple trust officials to study crowd management practices in Tirumala
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ayodhya temple trust officials to study crowd management practices in Tirumala

The Hindu  

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New Indian Express  

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Heavy Rush at Lord Shiva Temples on Karthika Somavaram'
1 year ago

Heavy Rush at Lord Shiva Temples on Karthika Somavaram'

Deccan Chronicle  

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KCR's wife Shobha Rao offers prayers at Tirumala temple
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KCR's wife Shobha Rao offers prayers at Tirumala temple

Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 11 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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1 year, 11 months ago

VIPs throng Tirumala temple on Vaikunta Ekadasi

Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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