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Small waterfall popular during the rainy season, with rock formations & an adjacent temple.
Situated at a distance of 2 Kms from Tirumala Bus Station & 3 km from Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple, Chakra Theertham is the site for a water body near Sila Thoranam and is associated with an interesting legend.
According to the legend, Lord Brahma wanted to observe penance, and to clean this place, Lord Vishnu plunged his Sudershana Chakram, thus creating a crater. It is one of the famous places of sightseeing in Tirumala.
Visiting this site is considered as good as touching the Lotus Feet of the Lord, which will deliver the devotees from their travails.
The waterfall here is an amazing sight to behold and is the location where the idol of Lord Venkateswara is brought during the Brahmotsavam celebrations.
Chakra Theertha Mukkoti
Chakra Theertha Mukkoti is a great celebration performed on the Margasirsha Sukla dwadasi that occurs in Tula Masa according to Tamil Solar Month.
Agamas instruct that all the three and a half crore holy streams in the universe come and dwell in the Chakra theertham on this day. Hence this is very grandly celebrated with great faith and devotion.
One of the significant festivals that is being observed in the auspicious month of Karthika at Tirumala is the Chakra Theertha Mukkoti which was observed with utmost religious fervour on Monday.
As per the Tamil Karthika Masam, on the suddha dwadasi day, the chakra theertham mukkoti event is celebrated every year.
After the morning rituals, the priests and other temple staff reached Chakratheertham to the accompaniment of holy drums and traditional music.
They perform abhisekham, flower decorations and aradhana to the Sri Sudarshana Chakrathalvar - the anthropomorphic form of Srivaru, Sri Narasimha Swami, and Sri Anjaneya Swami idols located at the Chakra Theertham and later returned to the temple after the distribution of prasadams to devotees.
Muktiprada
Legends speak, a devotee who was meditating for 12 years at Chakra Theertham when attacked by a demon was protected by none other than the Lord Himself who sent His Chakrayudham and killed the demon. Later the Lord left His most powerful serrated disc at the same location to guard the righteous people upon the request of the devotee and hence the torrent is named Chakra theertham.
According to Varaha Puranam, Chakra Theertham is considered one of the most prominent among the seven chief “Muktiprada” theerthams in the Sheshachala ranges.
