The 205th vardhanti festivities of one of the most ardent poetess cum devotee of Srivaru, Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba commenced in a grand manner on Friday at Annamacharya Kala Mandiram at Tirupati.
The two-day Vardhanti fete will be sphere headed by the Tarigonda Vengamamba project of TTD included a stellar literary conference on Vengamamba literature.
Presiding over the conference Acharya Anumandla Bhumaiah, Former VC of Potti Sriramulu Telugu University said that the Venkatachala Mahatyam written in Telugu by Vebgamamba narrates the Srivari Kalyana event in simple and colourful manner.
He said while Annamaiah displayed his Bhakti through Sankeertans, Vengamamba devoted her life in Srivari services in various forms through her poems, ballads and Yakshaganas.
Acharya Kattamanchi Mahalakshmi said Tarigonda Vengamamba had penned 5 volumes at Tarigonda and 13 at Tirumala which included ballads, yakshaganas, sankeetans, stotras, etc. narrating in simple street languages.
Earlier Smt Lavanya Kumari of Koneru Lakshmi Rajyam team performed a sangeet concert. Thereafter the pundits who participated in the Sahitya sadassu were felicitated with shawls and Srivari Prasadam.
Later in the evening, cultural programs were conducted through the Annamacharya project artist Sri Madhusudhan Rao team.
Dr C Lata, coordinator of the Tarigonda Vengamamba project and other officials were present.
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