Srinivasa Mangapuram Reverberates to Govinda Namas

Srinivasa Mangapuram, 28 February 2019: The most important vahanam during the nine day annual festival, Garuda Vahana Seva was observed with utmost pomp and religious gaiety in Srinivasa Mangapuram on the fifth day evening on Thursday.

It was the grand celestial grandeur which sparkled all through Garuda Vahana Seva at the pilgrim centre on the pleasant evening.

Seated majestically on Suparna-the God of aves, the processional deity of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy was taken all along the streets encircling the shrine. The famous Lakshmi Kasula Haram brought from Tirumala temple for the occasion was also decked to the deity which dazzled in the electrical illumination.

The drum beats, kolatam, chekka bhajana, Pandari Bhajana by various artistes in front of vahanam enhanced the glory of Lord on Garuda Vahana.

The pravachanam by eminent scholars explaining the significance of Garuda Vahanam, vedic hymns by priests, Saxophone and Nadaswaram, added the devotional quotient.

TTD EO Sri Anil Kumar Singhal, Tirupati JEO Sri B Lakshmikantham, CVSO Sri Gopinath Jatti, SE 1 Sri Ramesh Reddy, Temple DyEO Sri Dhananjeyulu and other officers, scores of pilgrims were also present.