Lord Malayappa Swamy and his two consorts, within the firm of Anantha, Chakra, Garuda and Viswaksena, taken out in a grand procession across the mada streets
Lord Malayappa Swamy and his two consorts, within the firm of Anantha, Chakra, Garuda and Viswaksena, taken out in a grand procession across the mada streets
The annual Brahmotsavams on the Lord Venkateswara temple was off to a ceremonial begin with the ‘Dhwajarohanam’ rituals on Tuesday.
The ‘Dhwaja Patam’, a sacred yellow material with imprint of Lord Garuda, was hoisted atop the Dhwajasthambham (flag pole), signaling the graduation of the nine-day pageantry. The clergymen hoisted the flag within the auspicious Meena lagnam between 5.45 p.m. to six.15 p.m. within the presence of temple pontiffs amid chanting of hymns by a battery Sri Vaishnavite students to the beats of drums and accompaniment of conventional music.
After Dhwajarohanam ceremony, Asthanam was organised to the deities at Tirumalaraya Mandapam contained in the temple.
Earlier, Lord Malayappa Swamy and his two consorts, within the firm of Anantha, Chakra, Garuda and Viswaksena, had been taken out in a grand procession across the mada streets. The procession was preceded by caparisoned elephants, bulls, horses and cultural troops belonging to different States.
Mythology has it that Lord Garuda goes across the temple advanced extending invites to all of the heavenly our bodies and celestial beings resembling Gandharva, Kinnera, Kimpurusha, Rishis to grace the pageant, which is believed to have been began by Lord Brahma, the Creator of Universe.
Source: www.thehindu.com