Balalayam rituals will be held from October 29 to November 1 at the TTD-run Sri Pattabhirama Swamy temple and Sri Ranganatha Swamy temple in Valmikipuram, Annamayya district. The rituals mark the start of renovation (jeernoddharana) of the sanctum.
The temples house Sri Pattabhirama Swamy with Sri Sita, Lakshmana, Bharata and Shatrughna, and Sri Ranganatha Swamy with Sridevi and Bhudevi. Until the Maha Samprokshanam, daily rituals will continue at a balalayam set up in the temple mandapam.
Schedule
- October 29 (Thursday) evening: Ankurarpanam
- October 30: Chatussthanarchana, Kalakarshana, Ekantaseva
- October 31: Chatussthanarchana, Prayaschitta Homam, Kumbhavahanam, Maha Kumbhabhishekam, Dwaradaru vigraha kalavahanam, Shodasopachara Puja, Laghu Purnahuti
- November 1 (Sunday): Maha Purnahuti, 11 to 11:30 am
TTD says the Maha Purnahuti falls in Saptami tithi, Punarvasu nakshatra and Dhanur lagna pushkaramsam. The date of the Maha Samprokshanam after renovation has not been announced.
