SRIRAMA NAVAMI

SRIRAMA NAVAMI ASTHANAM IN TIRUMALA

By TTD News On 28 Mar, 2015 At 05:44 PM |

Tirumala, 28 March 2015: In view of the festival of Sri Rma Navami, the temple administration of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) observed religious event of “Sri Rama Navami Astanam” in the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Saturday.

The Temple priests performed Snapana Tirumanjanam (Celestial Bath) to Processional Deities of Lord Rama, Seetha, Lakshmana, Anjaneya Swamy at Ranaganayakula Mandapam inside Sri Vari Temple in the morning. Read More

Heart Touching True Story Of A Muslim Devotee Behind A Popular Arjitha Seva In Tirumala Temple

Some time during 1982..

At about 11.30 in the morning..

When activity on the holy Tirumala Hill Shrine was just gaining momentum..

When all the seven Hills of Tirumala Temple were reverberating with the loud chanting of Govinda namam by the devotees of Lord Sri Venkateswara..

When all the Archakas in the Garbha Griha of the Tirumala Temple were busy in their daily services to Sri Varu..

A great Cosmic drama was silently unfolding in Nature which neither the Archakas nor the devotees were aware at that moment.. This drama later led to the birth of a very popular Arjitha Seva in the history of Tirumala Temple..Today hundreds of thousands of devotees book tickets years in advance for this Arjitha Seva…

As part of this amazing cosmic drama that day..

A Muslim devotee by name Sheikh Mastan – a resident of the Guntur district of the undivided state of Andhra Pradesh – was walking up the seven sacred hills of the Tirumala Temple..After entering Tirumala he went straight to the Maha Dwaram (main entrance) of the holy Tirumala Temple..

He then placed a request before the priests on duty there at the Temple premises..The noble Temple priests,who were too shocked with his unusual request,hurriedly guided him to the top officials of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams board,an independent trust that manages all the operations related to the holy Tirumala Temple…

The drama then shifted to the office of the Executive Officer (E O) of the TTD board..

Those days,Sri P V R K Prasad was the Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board..Around the same time and period the  TTD board too was planning to commemorate it’s Golden Jubilee year in a grand and befitting manner..

Despite several rounds of discussions earlier,the TTD board was still unable to decide about what is that they need to do to make their Golden Jubilee year a memorable one..

And it was exactly during one such crucial meeting – that was taking place inside the TTD board room – an office attender walked into the room and informed the Executive Officer,P V R K Prasad,about the Muslim devotee’s intention to meet him..

Prasad asked the attender to send him straight into the board room so that he can quickly talk to him and send him off in a couple of minutes without wasting much of the TTD board’s valuable meeting time..

But unfortunately neither Prasad nor his subordinates

At that moment were aware that the Muslim devotee,who is going to meet them all in a few minutes,was actually sent by the holy Lord Sri Venkateswara Himself and because of his proposal,the TTD board is later going to take a crucial decision that would not only please the holy Lord Sri Venkateswara with a new Seva but would also make TTD’s golden jubilee year a most memorable one..PERIOD

The attender then came out and asked the Muslim devotee,Sheikh Mastan,to go inside the board room and meet their EO..Sheikh Mastan got up from the chair,he was thus far sitting in the waiting hall,and slowly walked into the board room..

With folded hands he first greeted everyone there in the room…

Acknowledging his regards,P V R K Prasad told Sheikh Mastan,“..We are all here in an emergency meeting now..Where are you from and why is that you wanted to see me in person..Is it so important..??..If so please let me know what is that without wasting much of our time..”

Then taking everyone there in the board room into a state of utter shock,this is what Sheikh Mastan,the great Muslim devotee of Holy Lord Sri Venkateswara told Prasad..

“.Sir my name is Sheikh Mastan.. Am a small merchant from the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.. For over several generations now my family members have been great devotees of Sri Venkateswara Swamy…As a rule,every morning,my entire family stands in front of the holy Sri Varu, and recites Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam..Without any mistakes we also recite Sri Venkateswara Sthotram, Srinivasa Prapatti and Mangala Sasanam..On my own I can even recite Srinivasa Gadyam fully..”

“..Sir for many generations,it has also been a sacred tradition in our family to perform ashtottara sata nama puja (a prayer during which time 108 holy names of Lord Venkateswara are recited) to Sri Varu in our house every Tuesday..We perform this pooja with different varieties of flowers we are personally growing in our back yard..We also place one flower each at the holy feet of Sri Varu every time we recite one of His 108 names during this sacred pooja..”

“..But sir,several decades ago my paternal grand father had made a vow to himself that he would place 108 Golden Lotus Flowers at the holy Lotus feet of our Sri Varu for using them during a similar seva at the Tirumala Temple..Since our financial resources were not substantial those days my grand father could only procure a few Golden Lotuses in his lifetime..Later my father procured a few more and finally I could finish the count with my earnings and procure all the 108 Golden Lotus flowers..”

“..Sir,it was with a great difficulty we could acquire all these Golden flowers..Each one of these flowers weighs about 23 grams..I now request you all,with folded hands,to please accept these Golden Lotuses as a gift from our poor family to Sri Varu and make good use of them by placing them at His Lotus feet during the ashtottara sata nama pooja or any other Seva you think they are worth using..”

“..Sir,if you can please consider our family’s request without rejection,our entire family would forever be thankful to you..Even my grand father’s soul shall now rest in peace at His holy feet.. That’s all I have to convey you sir.. I now leave the decision entirely to you..”

Sheikh Mastan concluded..

SILENCE.. Holistic Silence.. Unusual Silence.. Uneasy Silence.. Emotional Silence

An Amazing Miracle Of Lord Venkateswara Of Tirumala Tirupati

This truly amazing and the most unbelievable miracle occurred almost three and half decades ago at the holy abode of Lord Sri Venkateswara of the Tirumala Tirupati temple,that’s located on a hilltop,in the Southern part of India…

This great miracle still surprises many and is still a mystery to many so called atheists of our modern world.. This miracle not only endorses the divine existence of God but it also very emphatically approves our faith in Him…

But Where Is Tirumala Temple And Who Is Lord Sri Venkateswara ??

Located on a hilltop,853 meters above the main sea level,Tirumala (Tiru means holy and Mala means hill) is a major pilgrimage center near the Tirupati town in the Chittor district of Andhra Pradesh,India...Spread over an area of 10.33 square miles,the Tirumala hill shrine consists of seven hills namely Seshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrishabhadri, Narayanadri and Venkatadri… 

The main temple of Tirumala Tirupati lies on the seventh hill called Venkatadri, which is why this holy Tirumala Temple is also called “The Temple Of Seven Hills”…Lord Sri Venkateswara,also known as Balaji and Govinda,is the presiding deity of this holy temple…

Today,if we go by the available statistics,about thirty to forty million pilgrims, from all over the world,visit this holy temple every year making Lord Sri Venkateswara the most worshiped Hindu God in the world and Tirumala the most visited place of worship…

With its annual revenue running into billions of Indian rupees,Tirumala is also the richest pilgrimage center of faith in the modern world..

The Amazing Miracle

This truly amazing miracle occurred,in the holy temple of Tirumala,on the mid night of 7th November,1979…

At that time,right from a street urchin to the holy Lord,the whole of Tirumala was in a very deep sleep…All the otherwise busy streets of the holy temple town were wearing a vacant look..

Except an occasional sound here and there,the whole of the Tirumala hill shrine was filled with absolute silence..

And exactly during that dark hour…

Breaking all the silence…

This miracle occurred and occurred quite suddenly taking the entire hill shrine of Tirumala by surprise.

This truly shocking,amazing and the most unbelievable miracle occurred, almost three and half decades ago, in the Garbha Griha of the sacred Tirumala Temple that houses the holy Lord Sri Venkateswara,who is unequivocally considered by one and all as the richest Hindu God in the world..

Even today after so many years, this miracle is a big surprise to many devotees and would certainly remain a mystery forever to many so called atheists of our modern world.. However,this amazing miracle very emphatically endorses the divine existence of Lord Sri Venkateswara in our world and also substantiates our faith in Him..

But Where Is Tirumala Temple And Who Is Lord Sri Venkateswara ??

Located on a hilltop,853 meters above the main sea level in the Southern part of India, Tirumala (Tiru means holy and Mala means hill) is a major pilgrimage center near the Tirupati town in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh,India... Spread over an area of 10.33 square miles,the Tirumala hill shrine consists of seven hills namely Seshadri, Neeladri, Garudadri, Anjanadri, Vrishabhadri, Narayanadri and Venkatadri… 

The main temple of Tirumala Tirupati lies on the seventh hill called the Venkatadri hill which is why this holy Temple is also called the Temple of Seven Hills..

The Amazing Miracle

This truly amazing miracle occurred,in the holy temple of Tirumala,on the mid night of 7th November,1979…

At that time,right from a street urchin to the holy Lord,the whole of Tirumala hill shrine was in a deep sleep…All the otherwise busy streets of the holy temple town were wearing a vacant look..

Except an occasional sound here and there,the whole of Tirumala was filled with absolute silence..

And exactly during that dark hour…

Breaking all the silence…

Parakamani Seva

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD) is a premiere Hindu religious institution acting as the custodian of world renowned temple of Lord Venkateswara or Lord Balaji. Since its inception in 1933, TTD has been effectively functioning with a primary mission of preserving, promoting and propagating Hindu Sanatana Dharma. With this noble mission, TTD is standing tall as a frontrunner in the entire country in protecting the rich Hindu culture and Heritage by organizing spiritual and religious activities on a large scale across the country.

Apart from its religious and spiritual activities, TTD has also taken up wide spread social welfare activities including providing free food and shelter to poor, orphans, physically challenged, aged, destitute; offering free education to the deaf and dumb students; providing free medication to people and pilgrims; operating various welfare Trusts and schemes and many more.

With all these noble activities of TTD which has both religious and social face on one side and the day by day increasing popularity of the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara on other side, the pilgrim influx to Tirumala is also increasing every day by leaps and bounds. The average pilgrim turnout to Tirumala on a year today is above 2.5crores. Along with the increase in pilgrim crowd, the revenue of TTD has also gone up by many folds in the recent times.

Today the annual budget of TTD has touched the 2000crore mark, making it as the country’s richest religious institution. Over 1/3 of the major part of revenue to TTD comes in the form of offerings made by devotees in Srivari Hundi. Already TTD has deployed about 40 of its employees to segregate and clear the account of the currency notes and coins offered by the pilgrims in the Srivari Hundi on daily basis

To further speed up the process and accuracy in the Parakamani-currency counting system at Sri Tirumala Temple (Sri TT), TTD has invited retired or in-service employees from Banking and Insurance sectors to offer free voluntary services as "Srivari Sevakulu" exclusively for its Parakamani Wing.

Those who are interested in offering free services in Srivari Parkamani Seva in this universally acclaimed Hindu Religious Institute of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams(TTD) can enroll their names through online strictly abiding to the rules of TTD.

Registration for Parakamani Seva is enabled 

TIRUMALA TEMPLE GEARS UP FOR UGADI ASTHANAM

 As a part of the Ugadi Asthanam, the processional deities were seated on finely decorated Sarvabhoopala Vahanam decked in new silk vastrams, in Bangaru Vakili and the Commander-in-Chief of Lord, Sri Viswaksena is made to sit on the adjacent side of His master and the temple court was performed as per Vaikhanasa Agama.

Meanwhile the floral decorations remained a special attraction to the pilgrims. The “Pushpa Kalasam”, Iravata and other mythological characters decked in various flowers and vegetables caught the attention of pilgrims.

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