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Ugadi Pachhadi/ Ugadi Chutney is also known by some other names such as UgadiGojju, Ugadi Rasayana. On the day of the Ugadi festival after taking the bath, the Chutney is prepared and offered to God as naivedya. Then it is taken as the first intake of the day with the fond hope that the forthcoming Read More
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Sri Kodandarama Swamy, Tirupati
Sri Kodandarama Swamy – ISTAARTHA RAMUDU There are many famous temples in and around Tirupati. Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple is one of the famous and ancient historical temples, 1.5 km from Tirupati Railway station. By Worshipping Sri Kodanda Ramachandra Murthi of this temple, the desires of the devotees will be fulfilled. The god of this Read More
Shanti Mantra: Finding Inner Peace & Harmony
Shanti Mantra: Peace Mantra Meaning & Benefits According to our religious and cultural beliefs, one of the most auspicious and famous mantras is the ‘Shanti Mantra’. Shanti mantra is recited at the end of various auspicious occasions such as Yagna, Yaga, Homa, various spiritual discourses and prayers by the pujaris and the pundits. “Om Sahana Read More
Surutapalli – The Place of Gods
Surutapalli Surutapalli is situated on the Andhra Tamilnadu border near Nagalapuram on the way to Chennai. There are many temples of Lord Shiva in our country. In most of the temples, Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of ‘linga’. In the temple at Surutupalli, Lord Shiva appeared in the manifestation of a ‘Murthy’ in Read More
Do’s and Don’ts in Tirumala
Suggestions in the form of do’s and don’ts are displayed at various places in Tirupati and Tirumala for the information of a multitude of visiting pilgrims to the twin pilgrim centers. Do’s Do’s in Tirumala Pay obeisance to your Ishta Daivam or Kula Daivam before you start for Tirumala pilgrimage. Book your travel and accommodation Read More
Why Padmavathi is not in Tirumala
Why Padmavathi is not in Tirumala Story Behind The husband, Srinivasa lives up the Seven Hills in ‘Ananda Nilaya’! His wife Alamelu Manga lives in Tiruchanur, down the hills in ‘Shanti Nilaya’! Doesn’t it look queer? There seems to be a special reason for this. Long ago, Padmavathi used to live in ‘Shanti Nilaya’, a Read More
Padmavati Devi
GODDESS PADMAVATI DEVI The sacred bath ‘ABHISHEKAM’ is performed to Goddess Padmavati Devi on Fridays. All the rituals and pujas offered to Ammavaru are as per the procedures of ‘PANCHARATRA AGAMA’. Goddess Mahalakshmi immersed herself in penance and emerged as ‘SRI PADMAVATI DEVI’ from a Lotus located at the center of Pushkarini (holy pond) on Read More
Sri Tataiahgunta Gangamma – Sister of Lord Srinivasa
Tataiahgunta Gangamma Gangamma the deity of Tatayyagunta is the sister of the God of Tirumala. ‘Saare’ i.e., traditional gifts are sent by Her Brother of Tirumala to the local festival called ‘Ganga Jatara’ every year. These traditional gifts halt first at the temple of Govindaraja Swami in Tirupati and then are taken to the temple Read More
Adhyayana Utsavam
Adhyayana Utsavam The Lord of Seven Hills is worshipped every moment in the form of one or the other seva or Utsavam (procession). These utsavas provide a blissful experience to the devotees. Around 1000 years ago, the famous Sri Vaishnavaite, Bhagavad Ramanujacharya also visited the divine shrine and made arrangements to assist in the performance Read More
Tarigonda Vengamamba
Tarigonda Vengamamba – Ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara Vengamamba’s father was Krishnaiahmatya and her mother was Mangamamba. She was an ardent devotee of Lord Venkateswara of Tirupati and her devotion towards God, made villagers believe that she was bestowed with special powers. Her husband was Venkatachalapati. Tarigonda Vengamamba married him at a very young age, Read More
