MALAYAPPA TAKES CELESTIAL RIDE ON TEPPA
Tirumala, 22 Mar. 16: The processional deity of Lord Sri Malayappa Swamy along with His two consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi took celestial ride on the finely decked float in Swami Pushkarini on Tuesday evening.
On the fourth day, the deities took five rounds in the spacious temple tank floating delightfully on the waves to rhythm of vedic hymns and melody of Annamacharya Kritis.
It was a visual treat to the multitude of pilgrims who converged inside the Swamy Pushkarini to catch the glimpse of lord and his consorts on the tastefully decorated Teppa.
TTD Chairman Dr Ch Krishnamurthy, TTD EO Dr D Sambasiva Rao, JEO Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju, DyEO Sri Chandrasekhar Pillai, Peishkar Sri R Selvam, Parpathyedar Sri Doraswamy Naik, Suptd Engineer Sri Ramachandra Reddy, VGO Sri Raveendra Reddy and devotees took part.
ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TTD, TIRUPATI