Tirumala, 29 September 2017: The Sodasa Vahana Sevas (16 vahanams) of Lord Malayappa Swamy during annual Srivari Brahmotsavams at Tirumala are being lead by Brahma Radham during the procession along four mada streets. As per the legend it is believed that Lord Brahma – the creator among Trinity, first conducted Tirumala Srivari Brahmotsavams of Lord […]
Tirumala, 28 September 2017: The doyen of seven hills, Lord Venkateswara is not just Alankara Priya and Anna Priya but also Nada Priya. Thousands of sankeertans written on his glory by Annamacharya and Alwars and other Dasas are examples of how he savored praises from devotees and granted them boons and bliss. Legends show that […]
Tirumala, 27 September 2017: The common devotee focus of TTD (Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams) took another leap with the focus on facilitation of weddings at the hill shrine- complete with kalyana mantyapams, purohits, wedding arrangements and even darshan for newly wedded couple, their parents and select relations etc. Why people run to Tirumala for weddings.’People are […]
Tirumala, 26 September 2017: The TTD has mandated to rope in state of art of technology to secure the wealth of Tirumala and also make the hill shrine a safe haven for thousands of women,children,and aged who throng the temple of Lord Venkateswara for the ensuring annual Brahmotsavam with a variety of electronic gadgets, software […]
Tirumala, 25 September 2017: The display of devotional sangeet. bhakti culture came to fore on the third day of the Brahmotsavam-2017 during the Simha Vahanam on the four mada streets. The devotional extravaganza has been organised by the Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad, Annamacharya Project and Dasa Project with over 100 teams of artists comprising of […]
Tirumala, 25 September 2017: Everybody talks about sands of time as a vanishing thing. But two sand artists Ms M Nanjundaswamy Gowri and her sister Neelambika have proved it wrong by sketching popular art forms in sand and make it stay longer and longer. The young duo have sketched the Hindu mythological deity Ugra Narasimha […]
Tirumala, 25 September 2017: Lord Venkatewara, the presiding deity of Seven Hills is not just Alankarapriya (lover of frangnancies, flowers and jewels) but also Vadhya Priya and also fancied animal voices-cows, elephants in the early days. Temple legends say that particularly during harati moment he preferred to listen to the baying of cows and trumpeting […]
Began about 17 years ago with just 195 volunteers, today Srivari Seva voluntary service of TTD has reached by many leaps and bounds and now it is marching ahead with new energy with “Hi-Tech” touch being added to it. MANAVASEVE MADHAVA SEVA The richness of Hindu Sanatana Dharma is that it preaches “Manava sevaye Madhava […]
It’s green carpet welcome for the pilgrims who throng from across the country and overseas with its serene and aesthetic atmosphere providing a soothing feel to the visitors as soon as they stepped in the Hill Town. The ambiance of pink, red, yellow gold, purple aromatic flowers and green leaves coupled with rhythmic chant of […]
As per the Hindu Dharma, the offering of food items forms part of the ‘Upacharas’ or Services offered to a deity who has had the Prana Prathistha ritual performed to it. Therefore the murthi or vigraha is revered as a living entity who is offered food, fruits etc. among others and it is considered as […]