Devotees Captivated by the Beauty of Celestial Enthantress

Tirumala, 27 September 2017: On the fifth day morning on Wednesday, Lord Malayappa Swamy mesmerised the devotees in His "Mohini" avatar in the tastefully decked palanquin accompanied by Lord Sri Krishna on another Tiruchi.

UNIQUE VAHANA SEVA:

While all the other Vahana Sevas were carried by some divine flora and fauna as vehicles start from Vahana Mandapam, here the Lord pulls out Himself gracefully on a colourfully decorated palanquin, bejewelled, well dressed sporting a parrot in one hand, sitting majestically, charming devotees which commences from Srivari temple. He was accompanied by Lord Sri Krishna on another Carrier.

SIGNIFICANCE: According to legends, Lord's appearance as bejeweled and charming Mohini throws the demons (Asura) in confusion and wins the celestial battle in favor of the deities (devata). The objective of the Mohini avatar is also to indicate that the entire universe is spell bound  under the Mystic Moha and that the Lord of Tirumala is the king pin and key architect of this high drama in the universe. He informs the devotees to come out of this "Maya" and lead a righteous, spiritual life. In other words, through Mohini Avatara, the lord enlightens his devotees not to fall prey to worldly desires and come out of that "Maya".

TTD EO AK Singhal, JEO Tirumala  KS Sreenivasa Raju, CVSO

A Ravikrishna and other officers were also present.