GOKULASTHAMI AND UTLOTSAVAM AT TIRUCHANUR ON AUG 25

Tirupati, 22 August 2016: The Gokulasthami festival, heralding the birth of Sri Krishna will be performed at the Sri Krishna temple, a sub temple of the PAT at Tiruchanoor on August 25th.

As part of the festival Gokulasthami asthanam will be held on first day and on second day Utlotsavam is conducted at Sri Krishna Temple on August 26th As part of the Gokulashtami Utlotsavam will also be celebrated.

On first day-Friday – abhisekham, snapana tirumanjanam and Unjal seva and Asthanam will be performed for the main deity of Sri Krishna and in the night the utsava idol will be taken out on Pedda shesha vahanam on the mada streets of the PAT. Similarly Utlotsavam will be performed on Saturday evening in which the youth will form human towers on the street and compete to break the pot full of butter hanging high above to mark the Krishna’s birth day.

ISSUED BY TTDs PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI