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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 this auspicious day, Lord Malayappa Swamy wears a Conch, Disc, Mace, Bow and Arrow, accompanied by Lord Sri Krishna Swamy, as the devotees who witness the event are enthralled. The temple priests and officials on behalf of Lord Malayappa Swamy and Lord Krishna Swamy throw the weapons at replicas of wild animals in the green woods of Seshachala ranges and a mock hunt will be performed in this celestial hunt festival.
After the customary rituals, the deities are taken back to the main temple.
This year this festival takes place on 15.01.2025.
