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The nine-day yearly Brahmotsavam astatine Sri Kalyana Venkateswara temple successful Srinivasa Mangapuram concluded with the ‘Chakra Snanam’ ritual successful the temple tank, connected Monday.
The TTD made a abstracted enclosure for VIPs wrong the tank, wherever section legislator Pulivarthi Nani, his woman and TDP women’s helping person Pulivarthi Sudha Reddy, TTD’s peculiar people lawman EO V. Varalakshmi and others had a beatified dip.
Earlier, ‘Pallaki Utsavam’ was performed betwixt 6.30 a.m. and 7.30 a.m., wherever the processional idols of Kalyana Venkateswara and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi were taken retired successful a procession, on with the idol of ‘Sudarsana Chakra’ oregon ‘Chakrathalwar’.
The ‘Dhwajavarohanam’ ritual was held successful the evening, erstwhile the beatified emblem hoisted connected the archetypal time was formally brought down by the officiating clergyman (Kankanabhattar) Balaji Rangacharyulu, signalling the extremity of the nine-day celestial fete.
Food served
Nearly 20,000 devotees were served adjacent to 10 varieties of ‘Prasadam’ successful the temple room during the festival. Meanwhile, main days similar Garuda Seva, Rathotsavam and Chakra Snanam saw a whopping 25,000 to 30,000 receiving nutrient astatine the Annaprasadam counter.
While 100 ‘Srivari Sevaks’ (volunteers) rendered work during the festival, the TTD’s aesculapian helping extended services to astir 1,000 devotees. 1,500 devotees received escaped medicines from S.V. Ayurvedic hospital, a TTD merchandise said.
