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The 56-day Murajapam ritual began astatine the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple connected Thursday with the chanting of Vedas.
The ritual is held erstwhile each six years. It began with a ‘Ganapati Homam’ conducted nether the supervision of Tantri Tharananelloor Satheesan Namboodiripad. Scholars besides chanted Vedas and Sukthas. Pushpanjali and Nivedyam were offered to the presiding deity.
The Murajapam was archetypal organised astatine the temple successful 1950 by the ruler of erstwhile Travancore Marthanda Varma aft helium shifted his superior from Padmanabhapuram to Thiruvananthapuram.
Usually, hymns from Rigveda, Yajurveda and Samaveda are recited by 24 scholars each during the ritual. This year, Atharva Veda excessively volition beryllium chanted.
Sahasranamajapam and Jalajapam are besides held during the ritual.
Ahead of the Murajapam, Vedamandapams were opened astatine the 4 entrances of the temple.
Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma, Pooyam Thirunal Gouri Parvathy Bayi, and Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi of the ruling household of erstwhile Travancore attended. In the evening, a nationalist Sahasranamajapam was held astatine the Seevelipura.
Cultural programmes volition beryllium held astatine the eastbound entranceway of the temple successful transportation with the Murajapam. Actor Rana Daggubati inaugurated the event. He was presented with an Onavillu by Aditya Varma of the ruling household of erstwhile Travancore. The histrion released the temple calendar for 2026.
