Students dress up as ‘Alvars’ during Srivari Salakatla Brahmotsavams in Tirumala

Students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sri Venkateswara Vidyalaya, Tirupati, donned the relation of the 12 ‘Sri Vaishnavite Alvars’ arsenic portion of ‘Srivari Salakatla Brahmotsavams’ taste programmes held successful Tirumala connected Tuesday.

The Alvars collectively penned 4,000 Tamil verses, which came to beryllium known arsenic ‘Nalayira Divya Prabandham’. Since the verses are held successful precocious esteem successful Maha Vishnu temples crossed the state and are revered connected par with the Vedas, it is besides called ‘Dravida Veda’.

The students made eyes crook during the procession of Lord Venkateswara connected ‘Chandra Prabha Vahanam’ successful the evening. Dressed arsenic Poigai Alwar, Boothathalwar, Peyalwar, Periyalwar, Kulasekharalwar, Nammalwar, Tirumangai Alwar, Tirumazhisai Alwar, Andal (Godha Devi), Tiruppanalwar, Thondaradippodi Alwar and Madhurakavi Alwar and holding the accessories they represent, the students recited immoderate of the beatified Tamil verses during the procession.

The thought is to inculcate spiritual outlook among children and evoke involvement successful the beatified scriptures. By donning antithetic roles, the students not lone larn what the eminent scholars basal for, but besides disseminate the aforesaid to the public,” Bhavan’s honorary manager N. Satyanarayana Raju said.