Sri Rama Navami Celebrations in Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy Vari Temple

Tirupati, 14 Apr. 19: Grand Sri Rama Navami celebrations were conducted at the Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple with special abhisekam to Lord Malayappa Swamy and snapana thirumanjanam to utsava idols of Sri Sitarama Lakshmana and Hanumantha at the unjal mandapam.

 In the evening Sri Sri Sri Pedda jeeyangar presented new silks to utsava idols in a procession on the vimana pradakshina route and later Asthanam and Unjal Seva was performed and the idols were brought to the vahana mandapam.

The devotees were blessed by Lord Rama later riding on the colorfully decorated in his pet disciple Hanumanta vahanam in the mada streets.

DyEO Sri Sridhar, AEO Sri Thirumalaiah, Kankana bhattar Sri Ananda Kumar Dikshitulu, Superintendent Sri G Ramesh, Temple inspector Sri Ramesh and others participated.

On April 15th morning abhisekam for Seetalakshmana Sammeta Lord Sri Ramachandra Utsavam Idols were performed and the procession of Pearl thalambralu on the elephant from TTD administrative building was an eyeful event. The grand Sitarama Kalyanam was celebrated at night in which devotees participate on payment of Rs750 per couple and beget one uttarium, one blouse piece, and one laddu as Prasadam.

TTD plans to organize a grand Sri Rama Pattabhisekam on April 16. In the morning snapana thirumanjanam is performed with the holy waters brought from Sri Narasimha tirtham and Sri Rama Pattabhisekam in the evening. Later on Bangaru Thiruchi procession of Sitarama, Lakshman and Hanuman are conducted on the mada streets.

On April 17 the holy Khanija Thota festival will be conducted,