'Adhika Masam Brahmotsavam' begins at Tirumala
Special pujas were conducted for the celestial idols, he said. For the first time in the history of the ancient hill temple, the customary practice of taking out Lord Venkateswara in a grand procession on the 'vahanas' (celestial vehicles) around the temple was cancelled to avoid the huge congregation of devotees due to the coronavirus norms, the official said.
- Country:
- India
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Sep 19 (PTI):The nine-day 'Adhika Masam Brahmotsavam' held once in three years began at the shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala, near here, on Saturday. The 'brahmotsavam' began with the hoisting of the 'Garuda' flag atop the golden 'dwajathambham' (flag mast) by high priests amid chanting of Vedic hymn amid observing COVID-19 precautionary measures, a temple official said.
Later, the centuries-old processional idols of Lord Venkateswara and consorts Padmavathi and Lakshmi, adorned with diamond-set ornaments and mounted on Pedda Sesha Vahanam (carrier) would be taken out of the sanctum sanctorum to the Kalyanotsava Mandapam inside the shrine, the official told PTI. Special pujas were conducted for the celestial idols, he said.
For the first time in the history of the ancient hill temple, the customary practice of taking out Lord Venkateswara in a grand procession on the 'vahanas' (celestial vehicles) around the temple was cancelled to avoid the huge congregation of devotees due to the coronavirus norms, the official said. Because of 'Adhika Masam' (an extra month which makes it 13 months this year) in the traditional Hindu Lunar calendar, two 'Brahmotsavams' of nine days each are being conducted this year, he said.
The regular 'Navaratri Brahmotsavam' would commence on October 16, the official said..
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Venkateswara
- Tirupati
- Andhra Pradesh
- Tirumala
- Garuda
- Lakshmi
- Padmavathi
ALSO READ
Two houses gutted in fire in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada
Andhra Pradesh Election Commissioner offers prayers at Srikalahasteeshwara temple
Man detained in Tirumala temple for posing as IAS officer to get VIP darshan tickets
Andhra Pradesh CM injured in stone pelting incident during Vijayawada roadshow
Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy injured in stone pelting incident during Vijayawada road show.