23.1.23
Festivals in February in Tirumala
The following are the important festivities lined up in the month of February in Tirumala.
February 1: Bheeshma Ekadasi
February 5: Sri Ramakrishna Theertha Mukkoti
February 7: Tirumalisai Alwar Varsha Tiru Nakshatram
February 10: Sri Kurattalwar Varsha Tiru Nakshatram
February 16: Sarva Ekadasi
February 18: Special puja in Gogarbham at Kshetra Palaka Siva on the auspicious occasion on Maha Sivaratri
22.1.23
Purandara Dasa Aradhana Mahotsavam Observed in TTD Music and Dance College
The Aradhana Mahotsavams of Kannada Saint Poet Sri Purandhara Dasa was observed in Sri Venkateswara College of Music and Dance along with the Nadaswaram College of TTD in Tirupati in the college premises on Saturday with the spiritual fervour touching the sky.
After offering prayers to the Kannada Pada Kavita Pitamaha, the faculty and students rendered the Dasa Padagalu on the occasion which included some famous notes like Gajavadana Beduve, Venkatachala Nilayam, Tamburimeetidava etc.
The College Principal Sri Sudhakar, other faculty, students were present.
ID Cards Issued to Corporation Employees
The employees should serve the Lord Venkateswara by serving His devotees in discharging their duties with utmost dedication and devotion, said TTD JEO(H & E) Smt Sada Bhargavi.
TTD JEO launched the issuance of Identity cards to the employees of various TTD departments who were appointed through Sri Lakshmi Srinivasa Manpower Corporation(SLSMPC) on Saturday evening at Sri Padmavati Rest House in Tirupati.
Speaking on the occasion TTD JEO said the outsourcing employees whose earlier appointments were through various agencies and societies, have been brought under one Corporation now to have better facilities which included Earn Leaves, ID cards, subsidy laddus, quarters allotment on a rent of Rs.1000 etc, personal accident coverage of ₹5 lakhs, Srivari Darshan for families etc.
All these guidelines were formulated by erstwhile TTD EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy and the present EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy keeping in view the welfare of the employees.
Corporation CEO Sri Shailendra said henceforth all outsourced manpower requirements of TTD will be met through the SLSMPC providing timely salaries and job security etc. and urged the employees to serve the Lord with dedication and discipline.
TTD PRO Dr T Ravi and Corporation staff were present.