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12.12.24

TTD Eo Offers Pattu Vastrams to Srirangam Temple

Spiritual 8:00 AM

TTD EO Sri J Syamala Rao offered Pattu Vastrams on Wednesday to the famous Sri Vaishnavaite shrine of Sri Ranganatha Swamy at Sri Rangam in Tamilnadu.

TTD has been offering Pattu Vastrams to some ancient and important shrines across the country since 2008.

Earlier on his arrival at the main entrance of the temple, the EO and his entourage were received by Sri Mariappan, Joint Commissioner of Sri Rangam Temple. Later the EO offered silks to the presiding deity and had darshan of the Mula Virat and other sub temples located within the main temple complex.

Usually the Srirangam temple authorities offer vastrams to Tirumala temple on the auspicious day of Anivara Asthanam every year while TTD offers Pattu vastrams to Sri Rangam temple on the Ekadasi day in this holy month of Kathikai.

Temple DyEO Sri Lokanadham and other religious staff of TTD were also present.

Spiritual Guidance to The Society is Possible Through Bagavad Gita - HDPP Secretary

Spiritual 7:57 AM

The HDPP Secretary Sri Raghunath said that the Bhagavad Gita has the power to lead the society on the righteous path through spiritual guidance.

Under the auspices of TTD Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad, a prize-giving ceremony was held on Wednesday evening to the students who won the Bhagavad Gita Shlokas memorization competition at Annamacharya Kalamandiram in Tirupati.

Speaking on this occasion, he said that the Bhagavad Gita tells how to live spiritually in society from birth to death. He said that the essence of Geeta is to achieve the victory of good over evil. It is said that reciting Bhagavad Gita Shlokas scientifically at an early age and understanding its message will help them climb higher heights in the future.

The competitions were held separately for those above 18 years of age and below 18 years of age.

The HDPP Chief awarded the prizes to the first three winners in these categories.

Earlier Tirupati National Sanskrit University professors Sri Chakravarty Raghavan, Sri Samudrala Dasharath, Sri Ramakrishna Sesha Sai, Smt. Sunitha, Sri. Shekhar Reddy, Sri. Srinivasa Rao, Smt. Bhagyalakshmi gave lectures on the merits of Gita.

Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad Program Coordinator Smt. Kokila, students and their parents and other officials participated.

Sri Thirumangai Alwar Sattumora on 13th Dec

Spiritual 7:54 AM

The Sattumora of Sri Thirumangai Alwar will be held on December 13 at Sri Govindaraja Swamy temple in Tirupati.

Sri Thirumangai Alwar Utsavam is being observed in this temple from December 4 onwards.

On the occasion, on December 13 at 5.30 pm, Sridevi and Bhudevi along with Sri Govindaraja Swamy utsava murthies will visit the devotees along the streets to offer blessings.

Sri Thirumangai Alwar, the last in the line of Alwars is believed to be the incarnation of the divine Bow of Sri Maha Vishnu, the Sarangi.

It is said that Sri Tirumangai Alwar alone had the privilege of visiting the one hundred and six divine Sri Vaishnava Divya Desams located at different places on the earth.

He sang more than a thousand Pasurams glorifying the mightiness of Srivaru.

Akkagarla Gudi Pooja on 13th December

Spiritual 5:02 AM

The annual Puja ceremony at Akkagarla Gudi located on the First Ghat Road will be observed on December 13. On this occasion, Special Puja will be performed under the aegis of TTD Transport department on Friday.

History:

When TTD was constructing first Ghat Road(Down Ghat Road) in the early1940s, several incidents occurred that hampered the construction process when they removed the seven bricks.

After coming to know about the significance and power of the cave temple by the locals TTD has enshrined these Seven Bricks underneath a huge rock on the First Ghat Road and thereafter the Ghat Road works completed without any hitch.

AGE OLD BELIEF:

The locals strongly believe that these Seven Bricks of this Cave temple are incarnations of "Saptha Matrukas"- Brahmi, Indrani, Kaumari, Vaishnavi, Maheshwari and Chamundi as mentioned in Puranas. In the local language, they worship them as Saptha Gangammas or Eduguru Akkagarlu.

The locals strongly believe that these Folk Deities are the sisters of Sri Venkateswara Swamy and the Guardians of the pilgrims trekking this route and protect the pilgrims to reach their destination safely avoiding road accidents and untoward incidents during their pilgrimage to Tirumala.

However, TTD has introduced the annual Puja officially in 2008 and since then has been regularly observing this fete in a grand manner. On this auspicious day in the sacred month of Karthika, the employees, locals, devotees offer prayers to these seven folk goddesses seeking their divine blessings