Tirupati: The annual five-day Teppotsavam festival of Lord Venkateswara Swamy commenced amidst great religious fervour and grandeur at the holy town of Tirumala on Wednesday evening. Devotees thronged the sacred water body Srivari Pushkarini in the proximity of the hill shrine to witness the spectacular float festival. Inscriptions from 1468 AD reveal that Sriman Maha Mandaleswara Medini Misraganda Kathari Saluva …
Tirupati: Over 300 descendants of Sri Ananthalwar, a revered disciple of Lord Venkateswara Swamy, gathered at the Ananthalwar Gardens in Tirumala on Sunday to celebrate his 970th Avatarotsavam. The highlight of the celebrations was the "Nalaira Divya Prabhandha Gosthiganam," where the descendants recited verses from the sacred Divya Prabandham texts. Tirumala Junior Pontiff Chinna Jeeyar Swamy lauded Ananthalwar's lifelong devotion …
