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Tirupati, 18 Nov. 19: Pancha Ratra Agama rituals will be performed in the nine-day colourful Brahmotsavams of Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple of Tiruchanoor from November 23-December 1.

Narrating the significance of Pancha Ratra Agamas, the TTD Agama advisor Sri Kanduri Srinivasacharyulu says that the rituals of five days denoted the rigid traditions to be followed by the kankana bhattar, Chief priest of the Brahmotsavams. The rituals were briquettes of ancient wisdom.

The Pancha Ratra Agama was an embodiment of 108 puja systems as embodied in the Sri Padma Samhita, Sri Prasna Samhita that are followed in the Sri Padmavathi Ammavari temple and tagged as Kamyotsavas.