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Hans India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Hans India
Tiruchanur temple gears up for Varalakshmi Vratam
Tirupati: The Sri Padmavathi temple in Tiruchanur is preparing for a large influx of devotees for the upcoming Varalakshmi Vratam on August 8. Joint executive officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), Veerabrahmam, held a review meeting to finalise elaborate arrangements for the special day on Monday. The Varalakshmi Vratam will take place at the Asthana Mandapam from 10 am to 12 pm, followed by a grand procession of Goddess Padmavathi Ammavaru on the Swarna Ratham (golden chariot) at 6 can participate in the vratam by paying a fee of Rs 1,000 per couple. To accommodate the expected crowds, TTD officials are setting up LED screens for devotees to watch the ceremony and ensuring a continuous supply of drinking water and food (annaprasadam). Arrangements are also being made for the distribution of kumkum, bangles, and prasadam to all attendees. In preparation for the event, regular services such as Abhishekam, Kalyanotsavam, and Unjal Seva will be cancelled. To maintain a spiritual atmosphere, the temple will be decorated with flowers and lights, and devotional bhajan troupes will perform. The JEO also stressed the importance of coordinating with police and local panchayat authorities to manage traffic, security, and cleanliness. The Varalakshmi Vratam will be broadcast live on SVBC for those unable to attend.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Srisailam geared up for auspicious ‘Sravana Masam'
The Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy temple management is geared up to meet the devotee rush during the auspicious 'Sravana Masam', starting July 25 (Friday). All arrangements have been made to provide a hassle-free darshan to the devotees and to meet their accommodation, water supply and other needs. Srisailam temple executive officer (EO) M. Srinivasa Rao said that all arrangements have been made to maintain sanitation, vehicle parking, annaprasadam distribution and other requirements. Speaking about the arrangements, the EO said that the 'abhisekhams' to the presiding deity in the sanctum sanctorum and the other abhishekams have been cancelled for 16 days during the auspicious month. 'They have been cancelled on Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and also on Pournami day and on the day of auspicious Varalakshmi Vratam. On the days when abhisekams are cancelled, sparsha darshan will be provided in four slots. The tickets for the sparsha darshan will be available online only,' he added. Sparsha darshan would be provided to the devotees in three slots on days when there will be rush and the tickets can be bought on the temple website Sparsha darshan has been cancelled completely from August 15 to 18 for the convenience of the common devotees. On normal days, all 'arjitha abhishekams, mass abhisekhakams and Kumkumarchana' will be available and tickets can be purchased online. The temple gates will be opened at 3 a.m. and 'Suprabata Seva' and other rituals will be performed. Darshan for devotees at the Lord Mallikarjuna and Goddess Bhramaramba temple will start from 4.30 a.m.. Mr. Srinivasa Rao said 'Varalakshmi Vratam' will be performed twice during the month and 1,600 devotees can participate in the event on each of the occasion. During one of the Varalakshmi Vratam, 750 Chenchu women will be given an opportunity to perform the ritual. Those who participate in the Vratam will be given a sari, bangles, and others as prasadam and also 'vruksha prasadam.' For those who can not attend in person, Varalakshmi Vratam is also offered as a 'Paroksha Seva' on payment of ₹1,116 via the temple website and they can claim it through post. Mr. Srinivasa Rao said that drinking water and snacks will be provided in the queue complexes. All the temple staff will be given special duties on the rush days, while annaprasadam distribution will start from 10.30 a.m. and 'alpaharam' will be distributed from 7 a.m..
Hans India
23-07-2025
- General
- Hans India
HDPP lines up a slew of religious programmes
Tirumala: TTD Trust Board chairman B R Naidu along with the EO J Syamala Rao released the calendar of events by Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad (HDPP) wing of TTD on Tuesday. The release event to place at Annamayya Bhavan in Tirumala after the board meeting. The chairman said so many dharmic activities which were shelved in the past have been revived with a range of innovative spiritual programmes. The HDPP will be organising Sadgamaya aimed at inculcating ethical values among children which commences on July 28. Other programmes include Sowbhagyam on August 8 on the auspicious occasion of Varalakshmi Vratam. Sanmargam involving free distribution of devotional books among prison inmates will be conducted on August 15 while Harikatha Vaibhavam aimed at imparting training in Harikatha on August 31. Mana Varasatvam and Akshara Govind will be observed on October 2, a one day spiritual programme that focuses on youth-the sacred Bhagavt Gita Anusthanam on December 1, traditional Bhajana training programme for Children, Bhaje Srinivasam during summer vacation next year. The HDPP has also mulled a programme to protect the environment by name Vananidhi and Srinivasa Kalyanams in tribal areas under the name Giri Janardhanam. TTD additional EO Ch Venkaiah Chowdary and other board members were also present.
Mint
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Tirumala Tirupati temple body proposes to rename Renigunta airport as Sri Venkateswara International Airport
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has sent a proposal to rename the Renigunta airport as Sri Venkateswara International Airport, its chairman BR Naidu said on Wednesday. A reccomendation, Naidu said, has been sent to the Union civil aviation ministry. He added that the airport in Tirupati will be redesigned with aesthetics to reflect the spiritual and devotional aesthetics of Tirumala. Addressing a press conference, the TTD chairman noted, 'A proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport after Lord Sri Venkateswara. The airport will reflect Tirumala's divine aesthetics.' Naidu further said that the temple body also plans to build a Savitri temple in a prime location of Bengaluru, which is dependent on the land allotment by the Karnataka government Union Minister for Heavy Industries Kumara Swamy has agreed to provide 100 electric buses to TTD, and efforts are underway to bring them to Tirumala shortly, said the temple body in the release. TTD has also decided to lease space in Tirupati for establishing a CSIR Lab to verify quality of ghee, water and food used in temple offerings. Naidu said that the 73-year-old Sri Venkateswara college in Delhi will be modernised while a three-member panel headed by TTD chairman will resolve issues of 200 contract lecturers before new recruitments proceed. TTD's Dharmic (religious) wing will launch initiatives including priesthood training for backward groups, Sadgamaya (enlightenment /righteousness) for student ethics, and Saubhagyam (good fortune), a programme for women on Varalakshmi Vratam (sacred observance) day. Other programmes include Akshara Govindam for children, Harikatha Vaibhavam, Sanmargam for prisoners, Giri Janardhanam in tribal areas, and Vana-Nidhi for promoting spiritual and ecological values. Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday offered prayers at Tirumala Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh and wished progress for all citizens of the country. "Like every year, today I had the good fortune to have the darshan of Lord Tirupati Balaji Maharaj situated in Andhra Pradesh," Goyal said in a post on X. "I wish that God's blessings and grace remain on all Indians and they progress," he added.
Hindustan Times
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Andhra Pradesh: TTD proposes renaming Renigunta airport after Lord Venkateswara
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) chairman B R Naidu on Wednesday said that a proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport as Sri Venkateswara International Airport. Naidu said that a recommendation has been sent to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the airport will be redesigned with aesthetics reflecting Tirumala's spiritual and devotional atmosphere. "A proposal has been made to rename Renigunta airport after Lord Sri Venkateswara. The airport will reflect Tirumala's divine aesthetics," said, Naidu addressing a press conference. The TTD chairman said that the temple body plans to construct a Srivari temple at a prime location in Bengaluru, subject to land allotment by the Karnataka government. Union Minister for Heavy Industries Kumara Swamy has agreed to provide 100 electric buses to TTD, and efforts are underway to bring them to Tirumala shortly, said the temple body in the release. TTD has also decided to lease space in Tirupati for establishing a CSIR Lab to verify quality of ghee, water and food used in temple offerings. Naidu said that the 73-year-old Sri Venkateswara college in Delhi will be modernised while a three-member panel headed by TTD chairman will resolve issues of 200 contract lecturers before new recruitments proceed. TTD's Dharmic (religious) wing will launch initiatives including priesthood training for backward groups, Sadgamaya (enlightenment /righteousness) for student ethics, and Saubhagyam (good fortune), a programme for women on Varalakshmi Vratam (sacred observance) day. Other programmes include Akshara Govindam for children, Harikatha Vaibhavam, Sanmargam for prisoners, Giri Janardhanam in tribal areas, and Vana-Nidhi for promoting spiritual and ecological values.
