Muhurtam Fixed for Relaunch of Kalyanamastu Mass Marriage Prograsm

 Tirumala, 17 February 2021: The team of Vedic Pundits fixed the auspicious dates of the Kalyanamastu mass marriage programme and handed over the Lagna Patrika to the TTD Executive Officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy on Wednesday.

 

The Pundits team comprising of veteran Vedic scholar Sri G Bala Subramanya Shastri, Dharmagiri Veda Vignana Peetham Principal Sri KSS Avadhani, Chief Preist of Tirumala temple Archakam Sri Venugopala Deekshitulu and former Agama Advisor of TTD Sri Vedantam Sri Vishnu Bhattacharya met on Wednesday morning at Nada Neeranjanam platform to deliberate and finalise the Muharat for the prestigious program.

 

Later the Pundits team handed over the Lagna Patrika to TTD EO Sri Jawahar Reddy. Speaking to media persons on the occasion, the EO said, the Pundits team after detailed discussions, have finalized three auspicious dates in the year 2021 including May 28 on Vaishaka Bahula Vidiya Friday Mula nakshatram, Simha lagnam between 12.34pm and 12.40pm, October 30 on Aswiyuja Bahula Paksha Tatkala Dasami Saturday Mukha nakshatram of Dhanur lagnam between 11.04am and 11.08 am, November 17, Karthika Shukla Paksha Tatkala Chaturthi Wednesday Ashwini Nakshatram and Dhanur lagnam between 9.56am and 10.02 am. He said the Kalyanamastu programme is aimed at organising free mass marriages to the poor couple. The programme was successfully conducted in six phases between 2007 and 2011 as part of the Hindu Sanatana Dharma Pracharam programme. TTD Trust Board under the Chairmanship of Sri YV Subba Reddy has decided to relaunch this programme during last board meeting and now the pundits have finalized the dates, he added.

 

Later the trays consisting of sacred material including Lagna Patrika, vermilion, turmeric, kankanams, fruits etc. were carried overhead by TTD EO, Additional EO and other pundits, As per practice the Lagna Patrika was placed at the lotus feet of Sri Venkateswara inside Srivari temple and offered special pujas.

 

HDPP Secretary Acharya Rajagopalan, Srivari Temple DyEO Sri Harindranath, VGO Sri Bali Reddy and others were also present.