Expiation important to uphold sanctity of temples, says TTD Agama advisor

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Agama advisor Kanduri Srinivasacharyulu, who is besides a elder clergyman astatine Sri Padmavati Ammavari temple successful Tiruchanur, has stressed the process of atonement to reconstruct sanctity successful the temple aft an undesirable enactment is performed.

The Tirupati determination centre of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA), functioning nether the Union Ministry of Culture, organised a lecture bid connected ‘Vaishnava Agama’ successful relation with National Sanskrit University (NSU) connected Thursday, wherever Mr. Srinivasacharyulu spoke connected ‘Prayaschittha Vidhanam successful Pavitrotsavam of Sri Pancharatra Agama’.

Elaborating connected the scriptural basis, ritual procedures and theological value of expiatory rites arsenic prescribed successful Pancharatra Agama (doctrine of temple worship), helium explained however the ‘Pavitrotsavam’, a purificatory ritual performed successful temples, ensures rectification of ritual omissions and upholds sanctity according to Agamic injunctions.

NSU Visishtadvaita Vedanta department’s caput Prof. Chakravarthy Raghavan stressed the value of systematic survey of temple worship procedures to debar omissions.

IGNCA Tirupati Regional Director K.T.V. Raghavan said the lecture bid aimed astatine promoting deeper knowing of Vaishnava temple traditions and ritual practices.

Scholars, probe students, temple priests and devotees took portion successful the deliberations.