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PAVITRA GARLANDS OFFEREDTirumala, 24 August 2026: The three‑day annual Pavitrotsavams entered its second day on Monday at Tirumala. Sacred and colourful Pavitra Malas (Garlands) were offered to the presiding and utsava deities as part of the observance.Historical backgroundAlso known as Sarva Doshopansamana Utsavam (Sin-free festival), Pavitrotsavams were prevalent during the 15th–16th centuries and were reinstated by […]

Tirupati / Devuni Kadapa, August 23, 2026: The Ankuraarpanam for the renovation and Ashtabandhana Maha Samprokshanam of Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Devuni Kadapa was performed as per Agama traditions on Sunday evening.The rituals included Vastu Shanti, Mrutsangrahanam, Kumbharadhana and Ankuraarpanam, amidst Vedic chants.On August 24, Vedic rituals including Shanti Homam, Kumbhasthapana and Panchagni […]

Tirumala, 23 August 2026: The annual Pavitrotsavams commenced on a grand religious note in Tirumala on Sunday. As a part of the three day fete, on the first day, Snapana Tirumanjanam was performed to the processional deities of Sri Malayappa Swamy along with Sridevi and Bhudevi. In the Kalyanotsava Mandapam, the Utsava deities were offered […]

Tirumala, 22 August 2026: The Ankurarpanam ritual in connection with the three-day annual Pavitrotsavams was observed in Tirumala on Saturday evening. As a part of it, Sri Vishwaksena, the commander-in-chief of Sri Venkateswara Swamy, was taken to Vasanta Mandapam and the rituals of Mritsangrahanam for Ankurarpanam was performed. The TTD Additional EO Sri Ch.Venkaiah Chowdhary, […]

Tirupati, August 21, 2026: As part of the Varalakshmi Vratam celebrations at Tiruchanoor Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, Sri Padmavathi Devi blessed devotees with darshan on the Golden Chariot on Friday.A large number of women devotees participated in the Golden Chariot procession and pulled the chariot along the four Mada Streets with devotion. Devotees offered camphor […]

•  LARGE NUMBER OF WOMEN PARTICIPATE WITH DEVOTION •  BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED ASHTALAKSHMI MANDAPAM ATTRACTS DEVOTEES •  SRI PADMAVATHI AMMAVARU TO BLESS DEVOTEES ON GOLDEN CHARIOT IN THE EVENING Tirupati, August 21, 2026: The Varalakshmi Vratam was celebrated in a grand and devotional manner at Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, Tiruchanur, on Friday. TTD EO Sri Muddada […]

Tirumala, 21 August 2026: The 1053rd Avatara Mahotsavams of Sri Tirumala Nambi, the revered first citizen of Tirumala who devoted his life to kainkaryams to Sri Venkateswara Swamy, concluded grandly on Friday at the Tirumala Nambi Sannidhi on South Mada Street.  Sixteen scholars from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka delivered discourses on his life […]