TTD Chairman unveils brahmotsavams wall poster of Venkateswara Swamy temple in Hyderabad
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Tirumala, May 21 (UNI) The wall poster of annual Brahmotsavam of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, located in Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, was unveiled on Wednesday by TTD Chairman B R Naidu.
The event took place at the Chairman's camp office in Tirumala.
The annual Brahmotsavams at the temple will be conducted from June three to June seven.
The festivities will commence with Ankurarpanam on the evening of June 2 at 6 PM.
Vahana Sevas will be held daily between 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM, again between 8PM and 9PM.
The important days include Srivari Shanti Kalyanam at 10:30 am and Garuda Seva at 8 pm on June 5, Chakra Snanam at 11:30 am and Pushpayagam in the evening of June seven.
Meanwhile, AEO U Ramesh also participated in the wall poster release event.
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