Somaskanda Murthy rides Bhootha, Simha Vahanams at Kapila Theertham fest

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The deities of Lord Kapileswara and Goddess Kamakshi mounted connected  Simha Vahanam are acceptable   for a procession successful  Tirupati connected  Tuesday, arsenic  portion  of the yearly  nine-day Brahmotsavams astatine  the TTD’s Kapila Theertham temple.

The deities of Lord Kapileswara and Goddess Kamakshi mounted connected Simha Vahanam are acceptable for a procession successful Tirupati connected Tuesday, arsenic portion of the yearly nine-day Brahmotsavams astatine the TTD’s Kapila Theertham temple. | Photo Credit: K.V. Poornachandra Kumar

The deities of Sri Somaskanda Murthy were taken connected Simha Vahanam connected the streets of Tirupati connected Tuesday evening arsenic portion of the ongoing yearly Brahmotsavams astatine the TTD’s Kapila Theertham temple.

The temple metropolis has adorned a festive look implicit the past mates of days, arsenic the yearly festival astatine 2 salient temples — Sri Kalyana Venkateswara temple astatine Srinivasa Mangapuram and Sri Kapileswara Swamy temple successful Kapila Theertham — are presently on. In fact, the festivities astatine these 2 shrines tally concurrent each year.

On the 3rd time of the nine-day event, the bejewelled acceptable of deities was mounted connected Simha Vahanam, a dazzling celestial bearer resembling a ferocious lion, and was paraded connected the streets of Tirupati. The eye-catching floral statement implicit the bearer caught the attraction of the devotees, who erupted successful spiritual ecstasy.

In the morning, the deities of Sri Somaskanda Murty were taken connected Bhoota Vahanam, portion the deity of Kamakshi Ammavaru was taken retired separately connected a ‘Tiruchi’.

Published - February 10, 2026 11:58 p.m. IST

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