RADHASAPTHAMI FESTIVAL IN SRIVARI TEMPLE

RADHASAPTHAMI FESTIVAL IN SRIVARI TEMPLE

Processional deity of Lord Malayappaswamy taken out in procession around four mada streets at Tirumala from 5.30am to 8.00am in connection with Radhasapthami Festival. The Malayappaswamy waited in south mada street till sun rays fall on him at 6.58am.

CHINNA SESHA VAHANAM --------------------------------------- CHAKRASNANAM

GARUDA VAHANAM-------------- HANUMANTHA VAHANAM

SARVABHOOPALA VAHANAM------------------ DANCE

KALPAVRUKSHA VAHANAM ------------ CHANDRA PRABHA VAHANAM

Tirumala 22 Dec(P.R.O) The annual ‘Rathasapthami’ festival was traditionally observed at the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateswara amidst great religious fervour on Friday. Tens of thousands of devotees from all over the State and the neighbouring States of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka congregated atop the sacred shrine to participate in the mega event also popularly known as ‘Surya Jayanthi’ festival.

The processional deity of Lord Malayyapaswamy mounted atop seven different vahanams like – Suryaprabha, chinna Sesha, Garuda, Hanumantha, Kalpavruksha, Sarvabhoopala and Chandra Prabha were carried out in different intervals.

The festival, which has a great mythological importance started with the commencement of ‘Suryaprabha Vahanam’ in the wee hours of Friday and will conclude with the procession of Chandraprabha Vahanam in the night.

Meanwhile. thousands of devotees congregated at the north-west corner of the temple town as early as 4.00 a.m. on Friday morning to catch the rare sight of ‘first rays’ of the sun falling on the feet of the deity mounted atop the Golden ‘Suryaprabha Vahanam’.

The congregated devotees who till then waited patiently chanting the ‘Govindanamam’ went into thunderous raptures the moment the sun rays touched the feet of the Lord.

Sri D.K.Audikesavulu, Chairman TTDs, Sri I.Y.R.Krishna Rao, Executive Officer, Sri A.V.Dharma Reddy, Spl Officer, Sri P.V.S.Ramakrishna, C.V&S.O, Sri Gopalakrishna, DyEO(Temple), TTD Board Members Sri Ch.Sathyanarayana, Sri Alluru Subramanyam, Smt. Indira Reddy and others were also took part.