Weekly Sevas – Vaarotsavas – Tirupati Balaji Temple

Vaarotsavas – Weekly Services / Weekly Sevas A few services are rendered to Lord Sri Venkateshwara as Vaarotsavas once a week without fail. Every day is a festival day in Tirumala. On each specific day, the Lord of Lords blesses His devotees in a specific ritual during the weekdays. These rituals are categorized as weekly Read More

Vakula Devi: The Divine Mother of Lord Venkateswara

Vakula Devi / Vakula Matha We have been mentioning the name of Vakula Devi in connection with the Swamy Vari kitchen. We have also read that she supervises the dishes prepared in the kitchen. Let us try to know more about Vakula Devi. In the northeast direction of the kitchen, there is a small temple. Read More

Potu (kitchen Hall) – Inside Tirupati Balaji Temple

Kitchen Hall (Potu) Inside Tirumala Temple ‘Potu’ according to temple traditions gives the meaning of kitchen hall or room. Here tasty delicious sweets are prepared. When we come out of the golden door, after having the darshan of ‘Pratyaksha Daivam’ i.e., God visible to the naked eye, we will be entering the premises of Vimana Read More

Sri SuryaNarayana Swamy Temple, Tiruchanur

Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Temple, Tiruchanur There are a few temples of Lord Suryanarayana Swamy in India. Among them, the temple in Tiruchanur is very ancient, historical and famous. Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy Himself installed the deity and worshipped Him in Tiruchanur. Tiruchanur, the Divya Kshetram, is approx. at a distance of five kilometres away from Read More

The Miracle of Padma Sarovara

Goddess Mahalakshmi – Alamelu Manga – Holy Pond – Miracle of Padma Sarovara In the ancient holy land of Bharata Khanda, there were regions, which were famous by the names of kingdoms called Chappannar. There were 56 countries. Once upon a time, it was called Kambojadesam, named after the king Kamboja. But, over time, it Read More

Poola Ara (Flower Room) – Inside Tirupati Balaji Temple

Poola Ara (Flower Room) By the side of padipotu i.e., the holy kitchen, in the eastern direction, there is one room. As the flowers to be offered to Lord Venkateswara are stored here, they call it poola ara, which means flower room. Some people call it Pushpa mandapam (flower portico). Garlands meant for various Gods Read More

King Parikshit – The Grandson of Pandavas

King Parikshit There are two types of stories of Lord Krishna. One is told by Lord Krishna, which is Bhagavad-Gita, and the second is told about Lord Krishna, which is Srimad Bhagavatam. Both these stories are like torches in hand that show a path in the darkest material world. They show the perfect path for Read More