TTD is organising the Adi Krithika fete at Sri Kapileswara Swamybtemple on July 30.
As part of the festivities, Snapana Tirumanjanam will be performed to Utsava idols of Sri Valli Deva and Sena Sameta Subramanya Swamy in the afternoon.
Later in the evening, Tiru veedhi utsavam is observed to utsava idols on the auspicious occasion.
TTD JEO( Health and Education ) Smt Gautami told the vendors at Tirumala to sell water bottles only at prices set by TTD.
Addressing a meeting with Vendors at the health department office on Tuesday evening in Tirumala she said several pilgrims had complained that vendors were selling water bottles at higher prices and also not accepting the empty bottles on return.
Under the instructions of TTD EO Sri Syamala Rao, she directed all the vendors in Tirumala to sell water bottles for uniform price and also refund pilgrims after accepting empty bottles. At the same time she also instructed the vendors to keep their shop premises clean and hygienic to which they agreed.
Dyeo Health Smt Ashajyoti, Incharge Health Officer Dr Sunil Kumar and health department officials, Tirumala shop keepers and vendors participated.
TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao on Tuesday directed officials concerned to enhance the hygiene and sanitation at Kalyankatta and provide hot water continuously to the pilgrims offering tonsuring.
After the inspection of the main kalyanakatta along with JEO Smt Goutami, the EO directed officials to clean up the tonsured hair, repair broken tiles in bathrooms and avoid inconvenience to the pilgrims
Among others he directed the agency officials to provide qualitative sanitary materials.
Thereafter he also visited Marusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasadam Complex and interacted with the pilgrims over the taste of Annaprasadam being served to them.
The devotees also expressed satisfaction at the taste of recipes.
SE-2 Sri Jagadeeshwar Reddy, DE( electrical) Sri Ravi Shankar Reddy, EE Sri Jaganmohan Reddy DyEOs Sri Rajendra, Smt Asha Jyoti Incharge health officer Dr Sunil Kumar, AEO( KKC ) Sri Ramakanth, Special Catering Officer Sri Shastry and others were also present.
HH Sri Sri 1008 Sri Sujayanidhi Teertha Swamiji, Peetadhipathi of Sri Sripadaraja Mutt, Mulbagal offered prayers in Sri Vari Temple, Tirumala on Monday morning.
He was received at the Sacred Fig tree located near Old Annaprasadam Complex as per temple traditional honours (Pedda Maryada). Later TTD EO Sri Syamala Rao, JEO Sri Sri Veerabrahmam welcomed the seer, while the archakas took the Pontiff to Bedi Anjaneya Swamy temple with Isthikapal honours.
Temple DyEO Sri Lokanatham, Peishkar Sri Srihari, Parpatheyadar Sri Umamaheswwara Reddy and others were present.
The annual Pushpayagam was held splendidly at Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple in Appalayagunta on Monday evening.
Several tonnes of traditional and ornamental flowers offered divine floral baths to the Utsava deities.
DyEO Sri Govindarajan, AEO Sri Ramesh, Pradhana Archaka Sri Suryakumaracharyulu, Superintendent Smt Srivani, temple inspector Sri Siva Kumar and devotees were also present.