TARIGONDA VENGAMAMBA 287th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY IN TIRUMALA ON MAY 9

Tirumala, 8 May 2017: The 287th Birth Anniversary fete of Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba, will be observed in Tirumala, Tirupati and also in Tarigonda on May 9 by TTD.

Vengamamba was a Saint Poetess and an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara who blessed her life in paying literary tributes to Lord. Born in 1730 iTarigonda village in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh to Krishnayamatya and Mangamamba couple, she has penned 18 great literary works in praise of Lord Nrusimha Swamy and Lord Venkateswara fighting against all the societal odds that existed in those days as she lost her husband Venkatachalapathi when she was so young. She attained salvation in 1817. She also pioneered Annaprasada distribution to devotees in Tirumala. Today the massive Annaprasadam Complex in Tirumala was also named after her in memory of her great service.

On May 9 the TTD officials will pay Pushpanjali in Vengamamba ghat at 4:30pm followed by devotional programme in Narayanagiri Gardens, where in the processional deities of Lord Malayappa Swamy, Sri Devi and Bhu Devi were brought and Unjal Seva is observed. The President of Sri Ramakrishna Mutt, Tirupati Sri Sri Sri Anupamananda Swamy will render his religious discourse on this occasion.

ISSUED BY TTDs PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI