Tirumala, 10 Oct. 18: The nine day devotional ecstasy at the Hill Town of Tirumala was marked by the procession of Pedda Sesha Vahanam on the sacred Mada Streets enthralling the devotees with the grand spectacle of Sri Malayappa Swamy taking a majestic ride on the seven hood Serpent King Adishesha on Wednesday evening.
On the first day evening of the Navaratri Brahmotsavams, the processional deities of Sri Malayappa swamy flanked on either sides by His two divine consorts, Sridevi and Bhudevi mounted atop the golden Pedda Sesha Vahanam, was taken around the mada streets of the hill temple in a grand procession The sesha vahanam is symbolic with Dhyana Bhakti.
SIGNIFICANCE
Aadisesha is the seat on which Lord Srimannarayana rests in his abode Sri Vaikunta. In Tirumala hills the Seshachala range is believed to be the manifestation of Divine serpent, Aadisesha. That is why it is also called Seshachala.
From a distance, Tirumala hills appears in serpentine form. Legends say that In Tretha Yuga, during Sri Ramaavathara, Aadi Sesha took the incarnation of Lakshmana Swamy, while in Dwapara Yuga during Sri Krishnaavathara he took the form of Balarama.
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