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.

TTD BOARD MEETING

TTD Trust Board Meeting held under the Chairmanship of Sri D.K.Audikesavulu Naidu at Annamayya Bhavan, Tirumala on Saturday

The following decisions were taken in the meeting:

• As part of security measures it is decided to arrange fencing (with grill gates) around four mada streets with necessary gates.
• Instructed the engineering wing to complete the works of Kalyana Vedika located enroute to Papavinasanam within three months.
• It is decided to arrange a Gemmology Lab for the testing of Quality of Jewels at a cost of Rs. 50 lakhs with the support of experts in this field and Government Mint.
• For providing better amenities to the pilgrims and to seek public opinion on pilgrim’s facilities, Q lines management, Agamas and rituals, charitable activities, Annadanam, Security, Kalyana Katta and other related subjects, TTD will conduct a seminar in the first week of March 2010 in SVETA, Tirupati. Experts from different walks of life public and pilgrims can take part in the seminars so as to give good suggestions.
• It is decided to request the government to seek the statues of deemed university to the present S.V.Music College.
• The TTD will start Loka Kalyana Radhams (moving temples) i.e. three Radhams in the month of March first week. The Radhams along with Lord Idols, priests etc. Will stay in the rural places for a week or ten days and arrange different charitable, religious and bhakthi activities as part of Hindu Dharma Pracharam.
• Medical allowances and other facilities will be extended to the retired Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad employees.
• An MoU is made with Shankar Netralaya, Chennai to maintain the present Srinivasa Shankar Netralayam,TTD Tirupati for a period of one year.
• It is decided to complete the works and hand over the golden crown for Gyanaprasoonambika Amma Varu of Sri Kalahasthi.
• The students of Smartha, Veda in TTD Veda Patasala will be deposited Rs. 3 lakhs as deposit. After the completion of 12 year of duration, each student will get Rs. 12 lakhs. Similarly some more Veda Patasala will also be established in Chilkur, Manthani, and Produttur in Andhra Pradesh.

Later he announced that His Excellency the Governor of Andhra Pradesh and His Excellency of Governor of Madhya Pradesh and Hon’Ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh will participate in Nada Neerajanam programme in connection with Latha Mangeshkar audio CD release on Jan 30 at 7pm, convocation of S.V.Vedic University at 9.30am on Jan 31 and Purnahuthi of Asttothara Sathakundathmaka Maha Santhi Yagam at Srinivasa Mangapuram by 11.30am on Jan 31 he added. Later he also informed that the TTD is also planning to conduct an International Vedic conference in Tirumala in the month of March 2010.

Sri I.Y.R.Krishna Rao, Executive Officer, TTDs, Sri Sundara Kumar, Endt Commissioner, TTD Board Members Sri Alluru Subramanyam, Smt. Indira Reddy, Sri Muthyam Reddy, Sri Routu Suryaprakash Rao, Sri Chavireddy Bhaskar Reddy, Dr.M.Anjaiah, Sri Kale Yadaiah, Sri Ch.Sathyanarayana, Sri Murali, DyEO(General) were present.

TTD cancels all sevas from December 31 to January 2

Tirumala: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD ) cancelled all the Arjitha sevas on December 31 in connection with Lunar Eclipse. The hill temple will remain closed from 7 p.m. on December 31 and reopened only at 1.45 a.m, January 1. After the completion of the religious formalities the devotees will be allowed for darshan at 7 a.m..

The Lunar eclipse assumes importance since its coinciding with the year-end as well as the New Year day.

All the sevas have been cancelled till January 2 as it is expecting a huge turnout of pilgrims. .