ODISHA TEMPLE FETE BEGINS WITH ANKURARPANAM

BHUVANESHWAR, 21 MAY 2021: The temple rituals at Sri Venkateswara temple in Bhubaneswar constructed by TTD commenced with the ceremonious Ankurarpanam fete on Saturday evening.

Ankurarpana is also known as Beejavapanam is a ritual wherein the sowing of nine type of holy seeds in earthen containers is undertaken on the day preceding the festival. This ritual signifies the beginning of any festival in the templeEarlier Shobha Yatra, the celestial procession of the sacred items took place.

TTD Deputy EO Sri Gunabhushan Reddy, Agama Advisor Dr Vedantam Vishnu Bhattacharyulu, Superintendent Sri Mallikarjuna and others were also present.

ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER, TTDs TIRUPATI