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Srirangam Vastrams Offered

Spiritual 7:01 AM

On the auspicious occasion, following the tradition, special vastrams from Sri Rangam temple of Tamil Nadu were offered to Sri Venkateswara Swamy. In a procession which commenced at Sri Pedda Jeeyar Mutt in Tirumala, Tamil Nadu Endowments Minister Sri Sekhar Babu, Endowments Special Commissioner Sri Kumara Guru Balan, Joint Commissioner Sri Rangam Sri Mariyappan presented the silks.

Both the senior and junior Pontiffs of Tirumala, JEO Sri Veerabrahmam were present in this ceremony.

Anivara Asthanam Held in Local Temples

Spiritual 7:00 AM

The Anivara Asthanam fete was observed in TTD local temples of Sri Govindaraja Swamy and Sri Kodanda Ramalayam on Tuesday.

The traditional temple court pertaining to budget details for the year was presented before the deities on the occasion.

The Deputy EOs and other office staffs of the respective shrines were present.

Jyestabhishekam Commences

Spiritual 6:58 AM

The annual Jyestabhishekam commenced on a grand religious note in Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple on Tuesday.

On the first day, Kavacahadhivadam was held where the golden armour decked to the Utsava deity was removed amidst chanting of Vedic hymns by Pundits.

Usually, every year this fete commences on Jyesta Nakshatra and is observed for three days in Ashada month.

Temple officials were present.

Traditional Temple Budget Fete Held

Spiritual 6:57 AM

The annual traditional temple budget fete, Anivara Asthanam was held with utmost religious fervour in the hill shrine of Sri Venkateswara in Tirumala on Tuesday.

The ritual marks the commencement of annual accounts of the Srivari temple on the last day of the Tamil month Ani. This ritual was held at Bangaru vakili wherein the processional deities of Sri Malayappa Swamy along with Sridevi and Bhudevi accompanied by Sri Vishwaksenula Varu were seated in Garudalwar Sannidhi. The formalities of the fete were carried out in the presence of Tirumala pontiffs Sri Sri Sri Pedda Jeeyar Swami, Sri Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swami and TTD EO Sri J. Syamala Rao.

The Utsava idols were mounted on Sarva Bhupala Vahanam and later the special pujas were 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 a festive tradition, the temple chief archaka wore “Parivattam” (Head Vastram) and spelt blessing “Nitya Aishvaryobhava”. Later archakas handed over “Lacchanna” – a key bunch of the temple to both the senior and junior Tirumala pontiffs and TTD EO. The Anivavara Asthanam fete concluded when the temple key bunch was placed at Srivari feet after offering "Rupayi"Harati, Chandanam, Tamboolam, Thirtham and Prasadams.

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 and used to account the budget on this day of Anivara Astanam. Only after the TTD board set up, the annual accounting shifted to the March-April format.

Pradhana Archakas Sri Venugopala Deekshitulu, Sri Govindraja Deekshitulu, Mukhya Archaka Sri Kiran Swamy, JEOs Smt Goutami, Sri Veerabrahmam, CVSO Sri Narasimha Kishore, SE 2 Sri Jagadeeshwar Reddy, Additional HO Sri Sunil Reddy, temple DyEO Sri Lokanatham and other officials were present.