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The yearly Pushpayagam was connected Thursday performed with grandeur astatine the temple of Lord Venkateswara successful Tirumala.
In a resplendent ceremony, the processional deities of Lord Malayappa Swamy, on with His consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi, were offered a floral bath with a affluent assortment of blossoms similar jasmine, chrysanthemum, roses, nerium, and lotus, complemented by aromatic greens similar ‘maruvam’, ‘damanam’, ‘panner’ and ‘kadambam’.
Vedic scholars chanted ineffable hymns invoking the blessings of ‘Pushpadhipati Pulludu’, the Lord of Flowers, arsenic portion of the ritual sanctification.
Earlier successful the day, Snapana Tirumanjanam was performed to the deities, followed by a expansive procession of loads of floral baskets from the plot bureau to the main temple.
TTD Executive Officer Anil Kumar Singhal said the Pushpayagam, held successful the auspicious period of Karthikam, coinciding with ‘Sravana nakshatram’, the commencement prima of Lord Venkateswara, was meant to atone for immoderate lapses during the yearly Brahmotsavams.
The ritual, which dates backmost to the 15th century, was revived by the TTD successful 1980 aft a agelong hiatus.
Over 9 tonnes of flowers was estimated to person been utilized for the ceremony. In transportation with the festival, the TTD cancelled definite time clip ‘arjitha sevas’ performed wrong the temple.
