SRI SITA RAMA KALYANAM PERFORMED AT VONTIMITTA _ నిరాడంబరంగా ఒంటిమిట్ట కోదండ‌రాముని క‌ల్యాణం

LIVE TELECAST OF THE CELESTIAL WEDDING WITNESSED BY MILLIONS ACROSS THE WORLD

Vontimitta, 7 Apr. 20: The celestial wedding ceremony, Sri Sita Rama Kalyanam was observed with utmost devotion and religious splendour in Sri Kodanda Ramaswamy Temple at Vontimitta in YSR Kadapa district on Tuesday evening.

The divine event is being observed as a State event every year since
2015 in this TTD taken over ancient temple, which is located about
110km from Tirupati and 20km from Kadapa.

But this year, due to the ongoing COVID 19 lockdown restrictions, this
fete has been observed in a solemn manner without mass gathering and
the celestial wedding ceremony took place in the temple premises
itself instead of Kalyana Vedika.

Earlier, in the evening, the Assistant Commissioner of Endowments
department, Kadapa, Sri Shankar Balaji presented Mutyala Talambralu
and Silk Vastrams on behalf of State Government for the auspicious
occasion.

The celestial marriage commenced at 7pm in the temple with Bhagavat
Vignapanam and lasted up to 9pm, followed by a series of ritual procedures including Anugna, Sankalpam, Punyahavachanam as per the tenets of Pancharatra Agama in the auspicious Lagnam.

After this, Raksha Bandhanam was performed by the Archakas under the
directions of Archaka Chief Sri Rajesh Bhattar followed by Yagnopaveeta Dharana, Kanyavaranam, Madhuparkarchanam.

The priests later performed Kanyadanam and read out the ancestral tree
of both the Bride and the Bridegroom. This is followed by the traditional Giraguda Prakshepanam and the priests recited Mangalastakam, Choornika.

After all the series of rituals, the much awaited episode, Mangalyasutra Pooja, Mangalyasutra Dharana, Akshataropanam were performed with utmost religious fervour amidst chanting of vedic hymns by the priests. The celestial fete completed after Nivedana, Veda Swasti, Mahadaseervachanam.

Temple DyEO Sri Lokanatham was also present. 

SVBC LIVE WITNESSED BY SCORES

In view of COVID 19 lockdown restrictions underway,  this state festival which was live telecasted by SVBC,  witnessed by tens of thousands of devotees who are present not alone in the district but across the country and world.

ISSUED BY TTDs PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI