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The yearly Ratha Sapthami festival volition beryllium celebrated astatine Tirumala connected January 25, marking Surya Jayanthi. On this occasion, Lord Malayappa Swamy volition bless devotees by parading on the 4 mada streets atop 7 antithetic vahanas successful a azygous day, a spectacle popularly described arsenic the ‘mini Brahmotsavam’.
Ratha Sapthami, besides known arsenic Magha Sapthami, falls connected Shukla Paksha Sapthami successful the beatified period of Magha and is believed to signify the commencement of the Sun God, symbolising the dispersed of divine knowledge. Anticipating a monolithic influx of pilgrims, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD) has made elaborate arrangements for assemblage absorption and darshan.
The day-long vahana sevas volition commence with Surya Prabha Vahanam earlier dawn, followed by Chinna Sesha Vahanam, Garuda Vahanam, Hanumantha Vahanam, Kalpavriksha Vahanam and Sarvabhoopala Vahanam, and volition reason with Chandraprabha Vahanam astatine night. The auspicious Chakrasnanam volition beryllium organised successful the afternoon.
In presumption of the festival, the TTD has cancelled each ‘arjitha sevas’ performed wrong the temple and decided to observe the pre-dawn rituals successful ekantham.
