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The citizens of Tirupati took retired a expansive procession crossed the aged municipality country connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026) to observe the 896th commencement day of the past city.
On this day, according to the Hindu almanac (corresponding to February 24) successful the twelvemonth 1130 CE, Sri Vaishnavite savant Bhagawad Ramanujacharya laid the instauration chromatic for the operation of the Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple, present located successful the bosom of the city. The time besides marked the enactment of the 4 Mada streets astir the temple, which efficaciously signified the commencement of the municipality of Tirupati.
Social activists and representatives of taste and spiritual organisations specified arsenic ‘Rayalaseema Rangasthali’ joined the celebrations. Dressed up arsenic mythological characters and humanities personalities similar saints Ramanuja, Tallapaka Annamacharya, and emperor Sri Krishna Devaraya, the artistes and citizens took retired a expansive procession crossed the arterial roads of the aged municipality area, singing Kirtans and compositions successful praise of Lord Venkateswara.
The artistes recalled the glory of Tirupati, a tiny hamlet past known arsenic Govindarajapatnam, Ramanujapuram and scores of different names, and its maturation during the reign of Yadavarayas and its improvement contiguous into a world-famous spiritual centre.
