ANIVARA ASTHANAM HELD WITH RELIGIOUS FERVOUR IN TIRUMALA

 

TIRUMALA, 16 JULY 2021: Religious fervour marked the annual Anivara Asthanam held at the Hill Shrine of Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple at Tirumala on Thursday.

 

Asthanam was rendered upon the deities of Malayappa Swamy and His two consorts seated atop the golden Sarva Bhoopala Vahanam in the presence of Viswaksena, the commander-in-chief of the army of Srivaru at Bangaru Vakili followed by other festivities in adherence to the COVID health advisories.

 

As is a practice since centuries, both senior and junior pontiffs of the Tirumala temple along with TTD Executive Officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy and Additional EO Sri A.V. Dharma Reddy presented six of silk vastrams to be adorned to the deities.

 

Later speaking to media persons outside Tirumala temple, TTD EO said, Anivara Asthanam is a traditional annual Budget fete which is being observed in Tirumala on the last day of Ani month of the Tamilians since the age of Mahants. When the TTD Board came into existence, since then the annual budget of TTD was shifted to March. However, in honour of the age-old tradition, Anivara Asthanam will be observed every year on this day. The EO also said, six pattu vastrams were presented by Tirumala Pedda Jeeyangar and Chinna Jeeyangar Swamy on the occasion. Out of which four were adorned to Mulamurthy while one vastram to Sri Malayappa Swamy and another to Sri Viswaksena. The Honourable Minister of Endowments from Tamilnadu, Sri Sekhar Babu also presented vastrams on behalf of Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple as is customary. In the evening Pushpa Pallaki seva will be observed", he maintained.