Elaborate Arrangements for Ratha Sapthami - TTD Eo

Tirumala, 02 February 2024: TTD is making elaborate arrangements to conduct the annual Ratha Sapthami fete on February 16 which is also known as Mini Brahmotsavam, said TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy.

Before taking the calls from pilgrim devotees during the monthly Dial your EO programme, the EO briefed about the development activities taken up by TTD in the past one month and also the upcoming religious events at Annamaiah Bhavan in Tirumala on Friday. Highlights:

Sri Malayappa Swamy will ride on the Surya Prabha, Chinna Sesha, Garuda, Hanumanta, Kalpavruksha, Sarva bhupala and Chandra Prabha Vahanams on a single day on the Mada streets to bless the devotees. TTD is making all arrangements for Anna Prasadam, drinking water etc. to devotees sitting in the galleries all along the Mada streets throughout the day.

Dharmic Sadas 

To promote Sanatana Hindu dharma, spread the glory of Sri Venkateswara, to stall religious conversions and to empower human values among children from a young age itself, TTD is conducting a unique Dharmic Sadas at Asthana Mandapam, Tirumala from February 3-5.

57 Peethadhipatis from all over the Country are participating. Their suggestions and advice will be extensively used for the implementation of Dharmic programs.

Special festivals at Tirumala 

Sri Purandara Dasa Aradhana Mahotsavam from February 8 to10.

On February 7 Sri Venkateswara Navarathna Mala Sangeeta program is organised with young artists at Kalyana Vedika.

Vishnu Sahasranama Stotra Parayanam on February 20 in connection with Bhishma Ekadasi at Nada Neeranjanam platform.

Kumaradhara Theertha  Mukkoti on February 24.

Achievements

In the last 26 months 2350 heart surgeries, 11 Heart Transplants including a successful heart operation to a two-day-old baby were successfully performed in Sri Padmavathi Children's Heart Centre.

New building dedicated to children as a super speciality hospital is titled as Sri Padmavati Institute of Child Health.

On January 18, Multi-organ transplant operations of heart, liver and kidneys were simultaneously performed with organs provided by a brain-dead person in an accident donated by his parents from Somanatham village, of Poothalapattu mandal of Chittoor district.

TTD-run SV Arts College, SGS Arts College and Sri Padmavati Degree College have received prestigious Autonomous status from UGC which helps these institutions in the latest teaching methods, exams, to stand out in the competitive world with syllabus adaptation and attractive campus placements.

IT wing has identified 52 websites and 13 mobile apps as fakes and filed complaints with the police.

The devotees are requested to beware of such digital frauds and trust only the official portal of TTD, ttdevasthanams.ap.gov.in for booking Darshan, rooms, making donations etc.

Events in other TTD temples

Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Swami Brahmotsavam in Devuni Kadapa from February 10-18.

Ratha Sapthami at Sri Padmavati Ammavari temple at Tiruchanoor, Sri Govindarajaswami temple, Sri Kalyana Venkateswara temple Narayanavanam

Teppotsavam at Sri Govindarajaswami temple from February 17-23

Annual Karthika Brahmotsavam of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara temple, Srinivasa Mangapuram from February 29-March 8.

Annual Brahmotsavam of Sri Kapileswara temple from March 01-10

While briefing the media after the live phone-in program, the EO shared the details of pilgrims in the month of January. 

Srivari Darshan - 21.09 lakh devotees

Hundi collection - ₹116.46 crore

Laddu Prasadam -1.03 crore

Anna Prasadam- 46.46 lakh 

Kalyana Katta - 7.05 lakh

JEOs Smt Sada Bhargavi, Sri Veerabrahmam, CVSO Sri Narasimha Kishore, CEO SVBC Sri Shanmukh Kumar, CE Sri Nageswara Rao, SE 2 Sri Jagadeeshwar Reddy, SVETA Director Sri Subramanyam Reddy and other officers were also present.