CORONATION CEREMONY OF LORD SRI RAMA OBSERVED

Tirumala, 16, April 2016: After observing the Sri Rama Navami Asthanam with religious splendour in Srivari temple on Friday night, the temple management of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD) has performed the celestial coronation ceremony of Lord Sri Rama on Saturday night.

According to temple legend, to annihilate the evil forces in Tretayuga, Lord Sri Maha Vishnu incarnated on earth as a human being as Rama.Lord Rama is considered as a symbolic example of perfect adherence to dharma and he is often pictured as the ideal man, pious and a doting husband and the perfect being of the entire human race.

Because of all these qualities, Lord Sri Rama is revered and worshiped even today “Ramo Vigrahavan Dharmaha, Maryada Purushottama”, etc by devotees.

Sri Rama Pattabhishekam was observed on Saturday night between 8pm to 9pm at Bangaru Vakili. The archaka swami read out Pattabhisheka Ghattam from Ramayanam on this occasion.

TTD has cancelled Vasanthotsava seva in connection with this festival. TTD top brass officials took part in this celestial fete.

ISSUED BY TTDs PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI