Divine Pushpa Yagam Performed at Sri Kodanda Rama Swamy Vari Temple

The Pushpayagam festival was conducted with grandeur at Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple, Tirupati, on Thursday. 

Devotees witnessed the sacred ritual with devotion.

Snapana Tirumanjanam was performed to the Utsava deities of Sri Sita, Lakshmana and Kodandarama Swamy from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM with milk, curd, honey, turmeric, sandalwood and coconut water.

Later, Pushpayagam was held from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at the Unjal Mandapam with Vedic chanting and traditional music. About three tonnes of flowers of various types were used for the ritual.

Devotees from Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka offered flowers for the seva. The temple premises was filled with a spiritual atmosphere.

The ritual was performed on the occasion of Punarvasu Nakshatram, the birth star of Lord Sri Rama. Priests stated that Pushpayagam is performed as a ritual atonement for any lapses and is believed to remove all doshas.

In the evening, the deity was taken in procession in the four Mada streets blessing devotees.

TTD officials and a large number of devotees participated.