SILKS PRESENTED FROM SRI RANGAM TEMPLE

Tirumala, 17 July 2023: Anivari Asthanam - the traditional fete of commencement of annual accounts of Srivari temple was held at Bangaru vakili on Monday in Tirumala in the presence of Tirumala pontiffs  Sri Sri Sri Pedda Jeeyarswami,  Sri Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyarswami and TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy.

Earlier the utsava idols of Sri Malayappa Swami and His consorts mounted on Sarva Bhupala Vahanam were seated at the Ganta Mandapam in Bangaru Vakili along with Sri Viswaksena the commander in chief of Sri Venkateswara. Later special pujas performed to the Mula Virat and utsava idols and Prasada Nivedana was offered.

Thereafter the senior Tirumala pontiff carried six pattu vastrams in a silver plate on his head entered srivari temple amidst mangala vaidyams followed by his deputy and EO wherein four pattu silks were decorated to the Mula Virat, while one to Sri Malayappa and another one to Sri Viswaksena utsava idols.

As part of festive tradition, temple chief archaka wore "Parivattam" and spelt blessing "Nitya Aisharyobhava". Later archakas handed over "Lacchanna" - a key bunch of the temple to Tirumala pontiffs and TTD EO. The Anivavara Asthanam fete concluded when the temple key bunch was placed at Srivari feet after a series of Harati, chandanam, tamboolam, thirtha offerings. Day of accounting: TTD EO

Speaking on the occasion, the TTD EO said in the past the custodians of Srivari temple, Mahants, kept accounts of income, expenses, reserves on annual basis. Only after the TTD board set up, the annual accounting shifted to the March-April format.

TTD board members Sri Muramsetti Ramulu, Sri Maruti Prasad, Devathanams Law Officer Sri Veeraju, SE-2 Sri Jagadeeswar Reddy, temple DyEO Sri Lokanathan, Health Officer Dr Sridevi and others were present.

SRIVARI TEMPLE GETS SILKS PRESENTS FROM SRIRANGAM TEMPLE

As part of  Vaikhanasa customs on Anivara Asthanam fete the temple officials of Sri Ranganatha Swami temple of Srirangam, Tamilnadu presented pattu vastrams to Srivaru.

Earlier the pattu vastram were offered special pujas at the Sri Bedi Anjaneya Swamy temple. Then Tamilnadu Endowments minister Sri Shekar Babu accompanied by Tirumala junior pontiff Sri Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyarswami and TTD EO amidst Mangala Vaidyams carried them on a procession on Mada streets before entering Srivari temple.

Tamilnadu Endowments Secretary Sri Manivasagam, Commissioner Sri Muralidharan, Srirangam Temple Joint Commissioner Sri Sivram Kumar and Archaka Sri Srinivas Raghav Bhattar were also present.