TIRUMALA: The Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirumala will hold Pushpayagam, a grand flower offering to the Lord, on November 16. Ankurarpanam, the preparatory ritual, will be performed from 6 PM to 8 PM on November 15.
The day's rituals
- After the second archana, second bell and naivedyam, the processional deity of Sri Malayappa Swamy with Sridevi and Bhudevi will be taken to the Kalyana Mandapam in the Sampangi Prakaram.
- Snapana Tirumanjanam, a ceremonial bath with milk, curd, honey, sandalwood paste, turmeric and other fragrant substances
- Pushpayagam with a variety of flowers and leaves from 1 PM to 5 PM
- After the Sahasra Deepalankara Seva in the evening, a procession along the four Mada streets
TTD has cancelled the Kalyanotsavam, Unjal Seva and arjitha Brahmotsavam on November 16 because of Pushpayagam.
2027 calendars and diaries online
TTD's Chief Public Relations Officer said on Monday that the 2027 calendars and diaries can now be booked on TTD's official website. They are also sold at 12 TTD publication counters in Tirupati, Tirumala and Tiruchanoor, and at TTD information centres in Hyderabad (Jubilee Hills and Himayatnagar), Vijayawada, Chennai, Vellore, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Mumbai. The Chief Minister released them on September 7.
