South India Religious News Updates (4th Week of February 2019) Tamil Nadu : Four decades after the theft, police register the case!! Four decades after an ancient Nataraja idol was stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu, the state idol wing police have registered a case recently. A Nataraja idol worth Rs. 50 crore was stolen in 1972 from a Shiva temple in Thandanthottam village, police said. Earlier in 1971, five idols worth Rs. 60 […]
Tirupathi gears up for Papavinasnam Sri Ramakrishna Theertham Mukkoti celebrations TTD is making elaborate arrangements for convenience of devotees fortune holy ritual of Sri Ramakrishna Theertham Mukkoti slated for January 21. The JEO inspected all preparation underway at Papavinasnam for devotees along with officials of all TTDs wings on Saturday morning. Speaking on The occasion the JEO said the TTD engineering wing had put up three temporary sheds and the Anna prasadam wing would distribute […]
The five-day religious fete which is observed once in every 12 years, Astabandhana Balalaya Maha Samprokshanam concluded on a grand religious note in the famous hill temple of Sri Venkateswara Swamy in Tirumala with Maha Poornahuti on Thursday. The religious functions in connection with the mega event were performed.The Ritwiks performed Poornahuti in all the Homa Gundas and also performed Kalavaahanam. Kalavaahanam: While during Kalaakarshana, the power of the Almighty was transformed from from the […]
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has geared up to observe the Astabandhana Balalaya Maha Samprokshanam from August 11 to 16 in the temple of Sri Venkateswara Swamy atop Tirumala. The religious fete is that it is observed once in every 12 years in all the Vaishnava temples which follow the tenets of Vaikhanasa Agama Shastra in temple rituals. This fete is usually being observed seeking the welfare of the entire humanity. This unique religious fete will […]
Traimasika Metlotsavam was observed with religious fervour at Alipiri during wee hours on Monday. Sri Vidya Prasannatheertha Swamy of Kukke Subramanya Swamy Mutt, Karnataka, addressed the devotees who came from various places to participate in the Utsavam. He recalled that the holy trekking was carried out by many saints, emperors, ardent devotees of Lord Venkateswara and explained the significance of walkathon along the sacred Alipiri footpath. Alipiri footpath route After the Swamiji performed pooja, […]
The TTD’s unique devotee friendly program of facilitation with free weddings for interested couple at Tirumala has drawn huge response .Nearly 10,000 free weddings have been conducted at Kalyana Vedika built at Tirumala since its inception on April 25,2016, As part of its commitment to promote Sanatana Hindu dharma the TTD freely provided services of purohits,nadaswaram team, Rs.50 rooms and Pasupu/Kumkama kankanams to the wedding party along 12 laddus(Rs.25 each).The wedding party has to bring […]
The 610 Jayanthi festival of saint-poet Tallapaka Annamacharya will be observed in a big way by TTD at Tallapaka in YSR Kadapa district and Tirupati from April 29 to May 05. In Tallapaka, the home turf of the saint poet, special devotional programmes, Sapthagiri Sankeertanalu and Harikatha have been arranged by the Annamacharya Project of TTD at 108 feet statue of Annamacharya, while in Tirupati, at Annamacharya Kalamandiram daily during the week long festival. […]
Sri Venkateswara Annaprasadam completed 33 years this April. Lord Balaji’s Annaprasadam holds a special significance among millions of devotees who vouch for its divinity and heavenly taste together. The tradition of Annaprasadam is centuries old. The concept of offering rice to the Lord was initially conceptualized by Saint and poetess Tarigonda Vengamamba way back in 18th Century. As per the revered Hindu Sanatana Dharma, there is no better Puja or ritual than feeding a hungry […]
As part of ongoing Seven days Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple Annual Float Festival, the fourth day is dedicated to the idols of Lord Sri Krishna Swamy along with Goddess Andal. The idols were taken out in procession from Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple to Sri Vari Pushkarni situated near the Temple on Sunday evening. Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple is an ancient Hindhu-vaishnavite temple situated at the heart of the Tirupati city in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh […]
The hill temple of Lord Venkateswara will remain closed for more than 10 hours in connection with the total Lunar Eclipse on January 31, according to the press release by the TTD. According to the Hindu almanac, the eclipse is scheduled to occur between 5.18 p.m. to 8.41 p.m. and the temple will be closed at 11.00 a.m. and reopened at 9.30 pm. Devotees will be allowed for the darshan from 10.30 p.m. till midnight […]
Andhra Pradesh : YV Anuradha takes additional charge of Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada With the allegations over performing Tantrika pooja in the Kanaka Durga Temple Executive Officer A Surya Kumari has been relieved of her duties on saturday. The government relieved A. Surya Kumari from here duties as EO following the row over the alleged midnight tantrik rituals in the temple recently and to “facilitate a proper inquiry.” Endowments Minister P Manikyala Rao after the […]
The Tirumala temple trust, or the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), which manages the temple in Andhra Pradesh is in a fix over 42 non-Hindu employees (Christians) that it employs. The religious orientation of the employees was not much of an issue when they were employed, but the authorities have reacted to complaints put in by priests who say that the employees visit churches and use their official cars to do so. The Vigilance Department […]
