Pavitrotsavams at Srinivasa Mangapuram Nov 5–7; Gaja Vahanam at Tiruchanoor Nov 15, Karthika Deepotsavam Nov 24

Pavitrotsavams are held every year to remove any ritual lapses that may have occurred unknowingly and to keep the temple's sanctity. TTD says this year's festival at Srinivasa Mangapuram will follow the Agama tradition.

Srinivasa Mangapuram Pavitrotsavams

• Nov 4: Ritwikvaranam at 9:30 AM; Ankurarpanam and Senadhipathi Utsavam at 6 PM
• Nov 5: Snapana Tirumanjanam at 11 AM; Pavitra Pratishtha at 7 PM
• Nov 6: Snapana Tirumanjanam at 10 AM; Pavitra Samarpana at noon; street procession at 5 PM
• Nov 7: concludes with Purnahuti at 8:30 PM

Tiruchanoor and Appalayagunta

At Tiruchanoor, the Goddess will be taken out on the Gaja Vahanam from 6:45 PM on November 15, on Uttarashada Nakshatram. The Tiruchi procession around the four Mada streets is at 6 PM on November 6, 13, 20 and 27, and Karthika Deepotsavam is on the 24th. At Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple in Appalayagunta: Ashtadala Pada Padmaradhana on November 3, Deepavali Asthanam on the 8th, Ashtottara Shata Kalasabhishekam on the 11th, Kalyanotsavam at 10:30 AM on the 16th and Karthika Deepotsavam on the 24th.

At Tirumala, 77,010 pilgrims had darshan on Sunday, November 1; 22,826 offered tonsure and the hundi collected ₹4.13 crore. Sarva darshan took 4 to 6 hours on Monday.