PUSHPA YAGAM(08:00 AM
NOVEMBER)
(COST
RS 700/- PER PERSON, PRASADAM : 1 BIG LADDU, 1 VADA, 1
UTTARIYAM
OR 1 BLOUSE PIECE)
This ceremony is
performed after Annual Brahmotsavams on the asterism of
Sravanam which also
happens to be the birth star of Lord Venkateswara, usually in
the month of Krittika
as per Hindu calendar which falls during October or
November.
Ankurarpanam is done prior to the Pushpayagam. On this day, after the
daily pujas, Sri
Malayappa Swami along with Sridevi and Bhudevi are seated on a
special golden
platform in Sampangi Mandapam. After offering Tirumanjanam to
the utsava murtis
worship is done to them with tones of varieties of flowers. Later
procession takes
place in the evening. As per the scriptures, this festival is usually
performed to save the
earth from natural calamities such as quakes, cyclones,
epidemics and appease
the Lord to save the life of humanity, flora and fauna from
all the catastrophes.
The Pushpa Yagam
Festival originally was started in the 15th Century and was
reinstated in 1980's
by the TTDs.
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