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Varaha Avatar – Varaha Jayanti We all know that from time to time when evil strikes in various forms and the cosmos is thrown into disorder, Lord Vishnu comes to the rescue in various forms. Ten of these are considered primary avatars or manifestations. Among these is the Varaha avataram, the third of the avatars Read More
Category: Utsavam
The utsavas or Utsavams of the Lord held throughout the year can be divided into (i) Nityotsavas (daily ceremonies), (ii) Varotsavas (weekly ceremonies), (iii) Masotsavas (monthly ceremonies) and (iv) Varshikotsavas (annual ceremonies)
Padmavati Srinivasa Parinayam
Sri Padmavati Srinivasa Parinayam at Tirumala Celebrating the wedding of the Aadhi Dampathi (Divine couple) Sri Lakshmi and Lord Narayana is a great event celestial since time immemorial. Indeed in every marriage ceremony of humans, the Divine couple are invoked so that the human marriages have the blessings of the Lord and the Goddess. The Read More
Bhashyakara Utsavam
Bhashyakara Utsavam / Bhashyakara Jayantotsavams / Bhashyakara Arudranakshatrotsavams The celebrations of Bhashyakara are being organized grandly, especially ten days before Arudra star during Mesha masa i.e., Vaisakhamasa every year. During these ten days, after completing Lord Sahasra Venkateswara’s deepalankarana Seva, Bhagavad Ramanuja on his own ‘Peetham’ moves along the mada streets of Tirumala facing Sri Read More
Surya Jayanthi
Surya Jayanthi / Rathasapthami Rathasapthami is also known as ‘Surya Jayanthi’ because it celebrates the power of the Sun God who is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Surya is considered Lord Vishnu and hence called Suryanarayana or Pratyaksha Daivam. Rathasapthami is the festival that falls on the Seventh day of the bright Read More
3 day Annual Festival Pavithrotsavams in Tirumala – 2024
This year Pavithrotsavams will perform at Tirumala from 14-08-2024 to 17-08-2024. Pavithrotsavams Of the many festivals that are celebrated in the hill shrine of Lord Sri Venkateswara, the three-day annual festival Pavithrotsavams is important. The main objective of this festival is to get rid of the evil that might have been caused due to omissions Read More
Pranaya Kalahotsava (Lovers’ Quarrel)
During the auspicious Pushya Masam, some of the important festivals at Tirumala are Pranayakalaha Mahotsavam (Pranaya Kalahotsava), Parveta Utsavam, Swami Pushkarini theertha Mukkoti and Kakapudi Utsavam. Every Utsavam or Ritual at Tirumala Hill Shrine has its own story or itihyam related to Lord Srinivasa. Pranaya Kalahotsava There will be utsavas for the Lord of the Read More
Adhyayanotsavam at Tirumala
Adhyayanotsavam 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 of Read More
Anivara Asthanam at Tirumala – 2024
Anivara Asthanam 2024 Every day is filled with festivity at Tirumala. There are many daily, weekly, monthly and yearly seva at Tirumala. Among them, Anivara Asthanam – the Annual budget festival is an annual ritual being performed to Lord Srinivasa at Tirumala. Anivara Asthanam at Tirumala this year will be conducted on 16th July 2024 Read More
Nakshatrotsavas – Significance of Star Festivals Explained
Masotsavas / Nakshatrotsavas – A Guide to Star-Based Celebrations There are a few ceremonies in the Tirumala Lord’s temple every month on certain days of special stars. These stars come once a month, and they are also called Masotsavas. Rohini Nakshatrotsavam There will be Abhisheka to Bhoga Srinivasa Murthy along with Rukmini and Srikrishna in Read More
Ardra Nakshatrotsavam (Monthly Ceremony) – Tirumala
Ardra Nakshatrotsavam There are a few ceremonies in the Tirumala Lord’s temple every month on certain days of special stars. These stars come only once in a month, and hence they are also called Masotsavas. Ardra Ardra is the ruling birth star of Sri Bhagavad Ramanuja. On the evening of Ardra star every month, Sri Read More
