Tirumala chock-a-block with devotees
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Numerous pilgrims took half in Ratha Sapthami celebrations at Tirumala on Friday. Even although, the Tirumala Tirupati Devashtanams (TTD) had supplied simply round 50,000 ‘darshan’ tickets on the competition day in adherence to the COVID tips, the turnout was far past expectations.
The event to witness seven processions of the Lord in a single day might need additionally prompted pilgrims to go to Tirumala. Majority of them wore face masks and had hand sanitisers. However, they didn’t adhere to bodily distancing norm throughout processions.
The competition took off to a ceremonial begin with the procession of Suryaprabha Vahanam earlier than the break of daybreak and culminated with Chandraprabha Vahanam within the evening with periodical ‘vahanams’ in between.
Numerous devotees, who had converged on the north-west nook of the hill temple, went into raptures as quickly because the rays touched divine toes of the deity mounted atop the golden Suryaprabha Vahanam. The air was electrified with the refrain recitals of verses by Vedic college students and rhythmic chanting of ‘govinda namam’ by the assembled devotees.
It was a sight to behold as 1000’s of devotees supplied ‘haratis’ to the deity from the place the place they stood. The day was additionally marked with the processions of Chinna Sesha, Garuda, Hanumanta, Kalpavriksha and Sarva Bhoopala Vahanams moreover Chakrasnanam in ekantham.
The TTD Annadanam personnel had a tricky time in guaranteeing uninterrupted provide of meals packets to the devotees whereas the well being staff laboured in sustaining hygiene.
Ambulance providers have been stored prepared in any respect the 4 corners of the hill temple to fulfill any type of exigencies and cellular medical groups have been pressed into service.
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