Skip to content Matsya Jayanti: Celebrating the First Avatar of Vishnu On the occasion of Matsya Jayanti 31-03-2025 According to the Matsya Purana, once upon a time, there was a king called Manu who left his kingdom and went to the Malaya country to perform penance. Lord Brahma was pleased and gave him the boon that he would 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)
Surya Jayanthi in Tirumala 2025
Surya Jayanthi – Rathasapthami The celebrations of Surya Jayanthi in Tirumala are being held in a grand style on the day of the ‘Rathasapthami’ festival every year. On that day, from sunrise to the end of the night, the Lord of the Seven Hills will visit the devotees in seven vehicles. On that day, Lord Read More
Paruveta Utsavam in Tirumala 2025
Paruveta Utsavam On the Kanuma festival day, Paruveta Utsavam is held in Tirumala every year. On this day, the processional deities of Lord Sri Malayappa Swamy and Lord Sri Krishna Swamy, seated on separate palanquins, are taken for a pleasure hunt to Paruveta Mandapam in Tirumala from the main shrine in a colourful procession. On Read More
Pranaya Kalaha Mahotsavam at Tirumala 2025
Lord Venkateswara is the most powerful God attracting lakhs of people to His Abode. There are several festivals in Tirumala Temple to witness: daily, weekly, monthly and yearly. Of those festivals, Brahmotsavam, Ugadi Asthanam, Anivara Asthanam, Deepavali Asthanam, Adhyayanotsavam, Pranaya Kalaha Mahotsavam etc. are annual festivals. Pranaya Kalaha Mahotsavam in Tirumala on 15.01.2025 Pranayakalahotsavam / Pranaya Kalaha Read More
Adhyayanotsavam in Tirumala Temple 2025
Adhyayanotsavam in Tirumala Temple Many festivals are held throughout the year in the divine presence of Lord Srinivasa, the Brahman of Akhilandakoti i.e., the Creator of the entire universe. There are many festivals such as Nityotsava (daily), Varotsava (weekly), Pakshotsava (biweekly), Nakshatrotsava (according to stars), Masotsava (monthly), Ayanotsava (half yearly) and Samvatsarotsavas (yearly). One of Read More
Varaha Avatar – Varaha Jayanti 2024
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
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
