TIRUMALA, JAN 10: In connection with the auspicious Vaikuntha Ekadasi on January 11 and Vaikuntha Dwadasi on January 12, the procession of Swarna Ratham along the four mada streets and Chakrasnanam will be performed in Tirumala on the respective days. On January 11, the Lord Malayappa Swamy will take the celestial ride on the golden […]
TIRUPATI, JAN 7: About 5000 tickets of Rs.300 tickets have been issued by TTD for Vaikuntha Ekadasi Darshan on January 11 for the sake of local pilgrims at Mahati Auditorium in Tirupati on Tuesday. A bee-line of devotees queued up for the Darshan tickets at Mahati since morning and the issuances of tickets began by […]
TIRUMALA, 7 January 2014: Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam’ was performed on Tuesday at the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara amidst religious fervour in connection with the Vaikunta Ekadasi as a prelude scheduled for Jan 11. Koil Alwar means ‘Holy Shrine’. The main purpose of performing koil Tirumanjanam is purification of sanctum santorum and temple premises. During the cermony all the murtis and other […]
TIRUMALA, JAN 1: Tens of thousands of pilgrims from across the country thronged the Srivari temple in Tirumala on Wednesday to have the blessings of Lord Venkateswara on the day one of the English Calendar in the New Year 2014. TTD has made elaborate arrangements for the hassle free darshan of Lord for visiting pilgrims […]
TIRUMALA, DEC 31: The 25-day annual ‘Adhyayanotsavams’ festival began at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala from December 31 and will conclude with ‘Tanniramudu’ festival on 2014 January 25. 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 next ten […]
Tirumala, 29 December, 2013: Tirumala JEO Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju reviewed with HODs and senior officials of TTD on new year and vaikunta ekadasi arrangements in his camp office on Sunday evening. He had elaborate discussions with officials concerned on vigilance and security, various queue line management, transportation, accommodation, annaprasadam, sanitation and water supply etc. […]
Tirumala, Dec 20, 2013: Sri Sampath, Vice Chairman of Ashok Leyland has donated Ashok Leyland Stile Car first vehicle of a newly launched model car worth about Rs. 9.2 lakhs introduced for the first time in the country to TTDs. The donation has been received by TTD Chairman Sri K.Bapi Raju on Friday morning in […]
TIRUMALA, DEC 17:The Pournami Garuda Seva performed at Tirumala on Tuesday evening following the advent of Pournami. TTD has started performing Pournami Garuda Seva during every Pournami of every month since 2006 for the sake of the visiting pilgrims. Usually this event is the main one during nine-day brahmotsavams as lakhs of pilgrims throng to witness the grandeur of Lord on this day. However, […]
Tirupati, Dec 17: On the concluding day of ongoing five day Annual Float Festival, the processional deity of Lord Sri KT Float Festival- Sri Chadikeswara Swamy Varu & Sri Chandrasekhara Swamy and were dragged around the holy tank amidst great religious fervor from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Tens of thousands of devotees congregated on the holy steps of the temple […]
Tirupati, Dec 16: On the third day of ongoing five day annual float festival in Sri Kapileswara Swamy Temple, The processional Deity of Lord Soma Skanda Swamy Varu along with His cosorts were mounted atop a float and were dragged around the holy tank amidst great religious fervor from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. Tens of thousands of […]