FIVE DAY SRI KODANDARAMA SWAMY VARI ANNUAL FLOAT FESTIVAL BEGINS

Tirupati, 1 April 2015: Three day Annual Float Festival begins in Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy, the processional deity of Lord Rama, Seetha and Lakshmana were taken out in procession from Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple to Ramachandra Pushkarni situated near the Temple on Wednesday evening. Later, the deities were mounted on the colourfully illuminated Float, and were dragged around the holy tank amidst great religious fervour from 7PM to 8PM. Tens of thousands of devotees congregated on the holy steps of the temple tank, hours in advance to enjoy the colourful festival. While asthana vidwans played the nadaswaram’ the temple priests recited verses from the holy scriptures. The entire programme lasted for more than one hour.

TTD EO Dr D Sambasiva Rao, JEO Sri Pola Bhaskar, DyEO Sri Bhupathi Reddy, ACVSO Sri Sivakumar Reddy, SE Sri Ramesh Reddy, EE Sri Jagadeswara Reddy, VGO Sri Raveendra Reddy, Supdt Sri Krishna Varma, Temple Inspectors Sri Sesha Reddy, Sri Murali, Temple Archaka Sri Nandu Swamy, Archakas Sri Kiran Swamy, Tarun Swamy and large number of devotees took part.

ISSUED BY TTDs PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI