Mandapams of Tirumala The lush green forests of Seshachala house, Sri Venkateswara Swamy, who is also revered as Perumal, Venkatachalapati, Tirumalesa, Govinda, Balaji, Srinivasa and many more names. The ancient temple of Lord Venkateswara in the hill shrine of Tirumala is an amazing complex of history, culture, and traditions. Almost every brick speaks volumes about Read More
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Kalyana Mandapam – Inside Tirumala Temple
Kalyana Mandapam or Kalyanotsava Mandapam The lush green forests of Seshachala house, Sri Venkateswara Swamy, who is also revered as Perumal, Venkatachalapati, Tirumalesa, Govinda, Balaji, Srinivasa and many more names. Mandapams – Tirumala Temple The ancient temple of Lord Venkateswara in the hill shrine of Tirumala is an amazing complex of history, culture, and traditions. Read More
Jyestabhisekam in Tirumala 2023
Jyestabhisekam – Annual Festival A Three-day annual traditional festival ‘Jyestabhisekam’ is being performed in the Tirumala Temple in the month of Jyesta (according to Telugu) month. This special Abhishekam is usually performed every year to protect the Utsava deities of Lord Malayappa swami and His Consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi from damage that might occur while Read More
Jyeshtabhishekam at Tirumala 2022
Jyeshtabhishekam At Tirumala 2022 Jyeshtabhishekam is an annual ritual performed to Sri Malayappa Swami along with Sridevi and Bhudevi at Tirumala in the Jyeshta masam (May / June). The main purpose of this ritual is, to protect the icons/idols with utmost care. Hence, this ritual is conducted. In this ritual, Sri Malayappa Swami along with Read More
Chatusthanarchana – Tiruchanur
ChatusthanArchana Visesham – Tiruchanur The puja vidhi during Brahmotsavams are in the form of Chatusthanarchana (ritual). Every day during the annual fete, the Chatusthanarchana will be performed twice, both in the morning and in the evening at Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple. In the morning this ceremony is observed in Yagashala between 5 am to 6 Read More
Glory of Divine Mother – Tiruchanur
The Glory of the DIVINE MOTHER Sriman Narayana, the Almighty manifests Himself in five distinct forms namely the Param, Vyuham, Vibhavam, Antaryami and Archa. In all these forms the Lord is always inseparably united with His divine consort Sri Mahalakshmi. The Parabrahamam is identified only by the presence of the “Sri”, the Divine Mother. The Read More
Maha Vishnu: Exploring the 5 forms | Hindu God
Lord Maha Vishnu All the Vedas unanimously declare that Lord Vishnu is prominent among the Vedic Gods. Agni is considered to be the last and Maha Vishnu the Highest. Lord Maha Vishnu is eulogized as one who demonstrated the celebrated three strides (Vikrama) Trivikrama and consequently acquired the honorific name as Trivikrama throughout Vedic literature, Read More
Cultural and Folk Arts – Brahmotsavams
Brahmotsavam – A Festival organized by Brahma According to some of the Epic Sources, it is on the day of Lord Sri Venkateswara’s Self Manifestation on the Tirumala Hills that his son BRAHMA was called by HIM and asked to celebrate a festival in memory of His Manifestation Day. Ever since this festival has been Read More
Must Maintain while in Tirumala
Before proceeding to Tirumala, the devotees should go to Tiruchanur for the grand ‘darshan’ of Goddess Padmavathi Devi which is traditional. Tirumala is not a place of excursion or place of entertainment. It is a place of ‘yoga’ and ‘practice.’ The Ananda Nilayam is a sacred place for worship. The entire Tirumala is charged with Read More
Pedda Sesha Vahana Seva 2018
There is one ceremony or the other almost daily for Lord Venkateswara manifest on Tirumala. Different ceremonies are conducted on a grand scale for the Lord with different time frames— daily, fortnightly, monthly and yearly. Of them, special mention may be made of annual Brahmotsavas. Devotees go on raptures witnessing the Lord on different carriages Read More