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Earlier in the morning, Snapana Tirumanjanam was held to the utsava deities of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara and Sridevi, Bhudevi. In the evening Unjal Seva was held.
Temple Special Gr DyEO Smt Varalakshmi, AEO Sri Gurumurthy, Archaka Sri Balaji Rangacharyulu, Superintendents Sri Chengalrayalu and others were also present.
Earlier in the morning, Snapana Tirumanjanam was held to the utsava deities of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara and Sridevi, Bhudevi.
To mark the auspicious day of the revival of Nitya pooja kainkaryams as believed to have decided by the Lord Himself, TTD has been observing this festival on the auspicious Ashada Suddha Sasti Day in the month of June/July of every year.
Temple Special Gr DyEO Smt Varalakshmi, Archaka Sri Balaji Rangacharyulu, Superintendents Sri Chengalrayalu, Sri Ramanaiah and others were also present.
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Addressing a meeting of all suppliers at SVETA Bhavan in Tirupati on Saturday, the EO said Laddus and Anna Prasadam are being consumed by lakhs of devotees visiting Tirumala. Therefore the materials supplied by the traders should be of high quality.
He said since the cost of materials are met through the contributions of devotees, the suppliers should ensure quality and conduct justified trade practices.
Among others he asked the shop owners and eateries to use bio-degradable plates and cups.
Interacting with suppliers of rice, ghee, sugar, dals, almonds, cashews jaggery, edible oils, coconuts, camphor, sanitary products, sarees, dhotis etc. he enquired about production, supply systems. He asked them that the Puja materials are believed to be highly sacred and sentimental by devotees and hence there should be no compromise on its quality while supplying to traders, he affirmed.
TTD JEO Sri Veerabrahmam, Marketing GM (Procurement) Sri Subramaniam, DyEO Sri Nateshbabu, SVETA Director Smt Prashanti, suppliers to TTD from several regions were present.
TTD has entered a pact along with Markfed and Rythu Sadhikara Samstha (RySS) on a dozen products produced out of Natural Farming methods for making Srivari Prasadams.
In this connection, TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy has convened a review meeting with the officials of the twin departments at Sri Padmavathi Rest House in Tirupati on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion the EO said, TTD is committed to prepare Srivari Prasadam with go-based organic products and hence made agreement in this direction in October last in the presence of the Honourable AP CM Sri YS Jaganmohan Reddy.
TTD has received Bengal gram initially and now a dozen products were approved which included Paddy, Red gram, Black gram, Green gram, Jaggery, Turmeric, Groundnut, Black Pepper, Coriander Seeds, Mustard Seeds, Tamarind.
These products will be gathered through RySS and in turn TTD will buy from MARKFED which will cleanse the products bought from farmers associations without any role for brokers and middlemen in a transparent manner.
TTD EO said TTD has launched the prestigious program of promoting organic products without use of pesticides and chemicals and for the benefit of the society.
He appealed to the organic farmers selected by the AP farmers associations to desist from use of pesticides and save the society from health hazards.
The EO asserted TTD has set as a role model to other temples across the country in preparing organic Prasadams. He also said even the hotels and restaurants will also shift to organic products in near future which would result in building a disease free society.
The Vice-Chairman of RySS Sri Vijay Kumar said in the first phase 1300 metric tons of pulses were purchased from farmers and tested for chemicals residues. He said selection of organic farmers is underway for growing 12 organic products which will be promoted under supervision of the associations.
He said as part of TTD agenda of promoting organic farming last year 1800 cows were given away freely to organic farmers and steps were underway to give away large number of cows and bullocks from all Goshalas across the state.
AP Agricultural Marketing Department Principal Secretary Sri Madhusudhan Reddy lauded TTD's decision to make Srivari Prasadam with organic products and most particularly laddu with organic dals.
The MARKFED and the state farmers associations will together strive to supply required quantity of 12 organic products to TTD this year, he added.
The MARKFED MD Sri Pradyumna said last year as against TTD request for 1276 metric tonnes of dals and pulses, 500 metric tonnes were supplied by MARKFED by giving 10% above MSP to benefit farmers and qualitative Prasadam distribution by TTD.
He said MARKFED made payments to organic farmers within ten days and later got reimbursement from TTD and was confident that with Srivari blessings the camps for organic products will be a success.
TTD JEO Sri Veerabrahmam, FA&CAO Sri Balaji, CE Sri Nageswara Rao, SE-2 Sri Jagadeeshwar Reddy, SV Goshala Director Sri Harinath Reddy, Marketing GM Sri Subramaniam, SV Veterinary University Prof. Venkatanaidu and other senior officials were present.
The team of TTD archakas and Veda pundits performed the Srinivasa Kalyanam as per Agama traditions to the accompaniment of Mangala Vaidyam. The office-bearers of HGTC temple, Chicago presented pattu vastram on the occasion.
TTD is organizing the holy event across various cities in the United States in collaboration with APNRTS and TTD advisory committees in each city.
The event was a feast to a countless number of NRI denizens who waited for hours to witness the celestial wedding, beget Srivari blessings and also the laddu Prasadam.
Renowned scholar Dr Medasani Mohan who is the AP Government Advisor on NRI affairs and President of APNRTS Sri Venkat S Medapati, SVBC Director Sri Srinivasa Reddy, TTD AEO Sri Venkateswarlu Naidu and local Indian associations, NRIs participated.
SRINIVASA KALYANAM
The various stages of Srivari Kalyanam fete comprised of Punyahavachanam, Viswaksena Aradhana, Ankurarpanam, Maha Sankalpam, Kanyadanam, Mangalya Dharana, Varana Mayiaram and finally Harati.
In the meantime, grand arrangements are being made for conducting the Kalyanam at Washington DC on July 3, at Atlanta on July 9 and Burmingham-Albama on July 10.
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