When Devotion Meets Divinity in Scared Waters

The sacred waters in Swamy Pushkarini echoed with thousands of devotees taking a holy dip during the Chakra Snana Mahotsavam, the last major event held as a part of the nine day mega religious annual festival at Tirumala on Wednesday morning.

Earlier, the Anthropomorphic form of Srivaru, the Sudarshana Chakrattalwar along with the processional deities of Sri Malayappa Swamy along with Sridevi and Bhudevi was rendered the auspicious Snapana Tirumanjanam followed by a series of rituals, amidst chanting of divine mantras matching the occasion.

Later the Chakrattalwar was immersed in the holy waters of Swamy Pushkarini with utmost devotion. Thousands of devotees who have been waiting for the auspicious moment took a holy dip in the sacred waters chanting "Govinda... Govinda" with utmost devotion.

After the ritual, speaking on the occasion, TTD EO Sri Ravichandra along with Additional EO Sri Ch Venkaiah Chowdary thanked the TTD employees, police, srivari sevaks, and above all the devotees who cooperated with the management in making the annual mega festival a humongous success.