RADHASAPTHAMI GARUDA VAHANAM

TIRUMALA, 3 February 2017: 
Processional deity of Lord Malayappaswamy was taken out in procession atop Garuda Vahanam from 11.00am to 12.00 noon in connection with Radhasapthami Festival in Sri Vari Temple, Tirumala on Friday.

Garuda being the mighty servant of Lord Venkateswara is also considered to be the King of Aves. Without the Garuda Seva, the Vahana Seva of Lord will not be complete. So on the auspicious occasion of “Ratha Sapthami” the Lord Malayappa Swamy takes up a joy-ride in the four mada streets to bless the devotees on his favourite vehicle.

TTD Chairman Dr  Ch Krishnamurthy, TTD EO Dr D Sambasiva Rao, JEO Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju, TTD board members Sri AV Ramana, Sri Bhanu prakash Reddy, Sri Ananta, Smt Suchitra Ella, JEOs Sri KS Sreenivasa Raju, Sri P Bhaskar, CVSO Incharge Sri Srinivas, Urban SP Smt Jayalakshmi  and others were also present.