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They included the Jayanti of Saint poets and significant devotees Sri Thyagaraja, Sri Tallapaka Annamaiah and Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba.
TTD is organising the celebrations in total adherence to Covid guidelines through tout the month.
SRI THYAGARAJA:
On May 17, the TTD is organising the Jayanti of Sri Thyagaraja born on the same day in 1767 in Kakarla village of Prakasam district and as per legends, his intense Bhakti led the Narada Muni to bless him with a swarnavam book on music.
As Jagadguru of Carnatic music Thyagaraja in 1847 had come to Tirumala from Thiruvaiyaru and begot Srivari Darshan, TTD is conducting the Jayanti on Vaisakha Shudda Shasti day.
The Sri Thyagaraja Jayanti is also celebrated at Kakarla.
SRI THALLAPAKA ANNAMACHARYA:
He is popular as Annamaiah who penned 32,000 sankeetans in praise of Sri Venkateswara and is well known in the Telugu literary world as a patriarch of Telugu prose poetry.
He was born in Tallapaka village of YSR Kadapa district in 1408 .TTD is organising his Jayanti on May 25 at Annamacharya Kala Mandir and Dhyana Mandir at Tallapaka. On same day Sri Narasimha Jayanti is also celebrated at the Srivari temple.
MATRUSRI TARIGONDA VENGAMAMBA:
Popular as a dedicated devotee of Sri Venkateshwara was born in 1730 and well known for feeding the countless devotees who came to Tirumala.
The Vengamamba Jayanti is celebrated on May 25 at Annamacharya Kala Mandir and Vengamamba Samadhi at Tirumala in Ekantha.
Tirupati, 5 May 2021: Keeping health safety of devotees and adherence to Covid guidelines then TTD has decided to conduct all arjita sevas of Sri Padmavati temple, Tiruchanoor in Ekantha and cancelled evening break Darshan and made few changes in Sarva Darshan Timings.
TTD has scheduled Sarva Darshan between 08.30-11.30 am every day after daily rituals, Ekantha arjita sevas and morning break Darshan for half an hour between 11.30-12.00 noon. Temple will be closed from 12.45 till 4.00 pm.
Evening Sarva Darshan begins from 4.00-6.00 pm and after Ekantha sevas including Unjal Seva, the temple will be closed at 7.15 pm.
On Friday’s after abhisekam to Mula Virat, Sarva Darshan is allowed from 09.00-11.30 am and thereafter break Darshan till 12.00 noon.
Again after daily rituals, Sarva Darshan is allowed from 12.30- 6.00 pm and Ekantha arjita sevas will continue till closure at 7.15 hours.
TTD has appealed to devotees to note the changes in Sarva Darshan and break Darshan timings and act accordingly.
Tirupati, 5 May 2021: TTD is organising the Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam fete at the
After daily morning rituals, the Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam fete began at 09.30- 10.30 am as per the traditional practice of conducting temple cleansing on Tuesday ahead of the nine-day Brahmotsavam
Archakas and officials participated in the cleansing event with desi and herbal detergents and thereafter sprinkled aromatic waterfall around before allowing devotees for Darshan.
As per the Shodashakshari Maha Mantram, the first-day parayanams on the first keyword ‘‘ Raa ‘ comprising of 269 shlokas (211 of first sarga and 58 of second sarga) were chanted by Vedic pundits. It was followed by parayanams of Bala Ramayana and the Visuchika Maha-mantra of the Yoga Shaista which included Sri Rama Prarthana, Sri Anjaneya Prarthana and Sri Valmiki Prarthana.
There after 16 upasakas performed Shloka parayanams. On Tuesday 152 shlokas of 3-6 sargas of Sundara Kanda parayanams will be conducted
Speaking on the occasion Principal of Dharmagiri Veda Pathashala Acharya KSS Avadhani said the TTD was performing the Shodasha Dina Sundarakanda Diksha for well being of humanity with blessings of Sri Sita Sameta Sri Ramachandra and Sri Anjaneya.
He said besides the Shloka Parayanams at Vasantha Mandapam, 16 Vedic Upasakas would daily observe Japam and Homa programs for 16 days at the Dharmagiri Veda Pathashala.
He said in the unique Diksha each day parayanams were based on the first word in a shloka as it had a specific meaning which heralded the Maha-mantra for universal well-being.
For the benefit of Srivari devotees across the world the program is live telecast by the SVBC every morning at 08.30 am.
TTD health officer Dr RR Reddy, SV Institute of higher Vedic studies OSD Dr Akella Vibhishana Sharma were present.