TIRUMALA, OCTOBER 31, 2024: Religious fervour marked the conduct of auspicious Diwali Asthanam which was celebrated with great devotion and grandeur at Tirumala Sri Venkateshwara Swamy temple on Thursday.
Special rituals marked the religious proceedings wherein utsava deities of Sri Malayappa along with Sridevi and Bhudevi, accompanied by Sri Vishwaksena were seated facing Gurudalwar and the special rituals were performed by the priests in the presence of Sri Sri Pedda Jeeyyar Swamy, Sri Sri Chinna Jeeyyar Swamy, Chief Priests Venugopala Diskhutulu, Govindraja Dikshuthulu and iran Swami, as well as Agama Adviser Ramakrishna Dikshutulu. TTD Executive Officer J Syamala Rao, Additional Executive Officer Ch Venkaiah Chaudhary, CVSVO Sridhar, Deputy EO Lokanatham, Peshkar Ramakrishna, and Paru Pattedar Bala Subrahmanyam were also present, among other dignitaries.
After offering Rupaya harati, the deities were offered puja and naivedyam. Later, prasadams were distributed making the completion of the event. The entire temple complex was tastefully decorated with large varieties of aromatic flowers and colourfully illuminated to suit the grand occasion. Meanwhile several of the arjitha sevas remained annulled for the day.
