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‘Rathotsavam’ (car festival) marked the penultimate time of the nine-day yearly Brahmotsavam astatine Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy temple successful Srinivasa Mangapuram successful Tirupati connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
The deities of the Lord and His consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi were mounted atop the chariot during the designated auspicious hours.
Amid the playing of ‘Mangala Vayidyam’ (traditional philharmonic instruments) and resonating chants of ‘Govinda Govinda’, the devotees gathered to propulsion the immense enactment tied to the beforehand information of the chariot, which started moving with a immense screeching sound.
Members of assorted taste organisations and Bhajan troupes performed ‘Kolatam’ and ‘Chekka Bhajan’ up of the chariot, which pepped up the festive mood.
Superintending Engineer Manoharam, Temple Special Officer and Chief Public Relations Officer T. Ravi, Special Grade Deputy Executive Officer V. Varalakshmi, Vigilance Guard Officer T. Surendra and the officiating clergyman ‘Kankana Bhattar’ Balaji Rangacharyulu took portion successful the procession.
In the evening, the deity was dressed up arsenic a warrior and mounted atop ‘Aswa Vahanam’, a celestial bearer resembling a horse, and paraded connected the streets astir the temple.
