Tirupati, 23 December 2015: As a part of the ongoing five day float festival in Sri Kapilateertham, on the third day on Wednesday evening, the deity Soma Skanda Murthy took celestial ride on finely decked float for five times in the holy Kapilateertham tank waters. This event took place between 6:30pm to 7:30pm. While on […]
Tirupati, 23 December 2015: Usually all srivaishnavaite temples observe Vaikuntha ekadasi and dwadasi in a big way but for Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy temple Vaikuntha Trayodasi is equally important. This feet was observed with religious fervour on Wednesday in Tirupati by temple authorities. Famous by name Gangundram Mandapa Utsavam this festival emerged in 1993 when […]
Tirumala, 22 December 2015: On the Following day of Vaikuntha Ekadasi, Chakrasnanam was performed to Sri Sudarshana Chakrattalwar in connection with the Swamy Pushkarini Teertha mukkoti which is observed on Vaikuntha Dwadasi day. The Chakrattalwar was taken on a celestial procession to Swamy Puskarini between 4:30am and 5:30am on Tuesday and Chakrasnanam was performed. It […]
TIRUMALA, 21 December 2015: The 25 day annual ‘Adhyayanotsavams’ festival in Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala from December 11 and will conclude with ‘Tanniramudu’ festival on 2016 January 3. Vedic pundits will recite 4,000 ‘pasurams’ from ‘Alwar Divya prabandham’ inside the hill temple. While the first 11 days are known as “Pagalpattu” and the […]
TIRUPATI, DECEMBER 21: Not only the hill shrine of Tirumala, but the other important shrines under the umbrella of TTD were gripped under religious fervour on Vaikuntha Ekadasi day on Monday. IN SRI KALYANA VENKATESWARA SWAMY TEMPLE : In the famous temple of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy at Srinivasa Mangapuram, the temple lured the pilgrims […]
Tirumala, 21 December 2015: Lord Malayappa Swamy flanked by His two consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi graced pilgrims on Swarnaratham on bright Monday as a part of Vaikuntha Ekadasi. The Padma Purana says that Lord Vishnu emerged on this auspicious day in the holy month of Dhanurmasa. It is one of the most important fetes in […]
Tirumala, 21 December 2015: Compliments poured in the temple management of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTDs) from pilgrims for the elaborate arrangements made for the big fete and also commencing darshan to common pilgrims half an hour in advance on the auspicious Vaikuntha Ekadasi day. The Vaikuntha Dwara Darshanam for Sarva Darshan pilgrims commenced by 3:30am itself […]
PUSHPAYAGAM PERFORMED WITH RELIGIOUS GAIETY TIRUCHANOOR, DECEMBER 17: After the completion of the nine-day religious ceremony of annual Karthika Brahmotsavams in the temple of Tiruchanoor, the Goddess Padmavathi Devi was rendered a colourful floral ritual-Pushpa Yagam, with variety of flowers on Thursday. OVER FIVE TONNES OF FLOWERS USED: The ceremonious pushpayagam has been performed with […]
Tiruchanur, 16 December 2015: Dhwajavarohanam, the lowering ceremony of the celestial flag was performed in the evening of Wednesday between 7:30pm to 10:00pm marking the successful completion of the mega religious event. “Pancharatrameva Pancharatram” means Pancharatra Agama advocates that all the five senses in a human are responsible for making him or her passionate towards […]