Mahadwaram Tirumala Construction History. At the instance of Sri Ramanuja, the then king undertook the construction of Mahadwaram what we see today in Tirumala. They had planned to construct a very big Mahadwaram bigger than that at Srirangam Temple. The construction came to halt because Sri Ramanuja had a peculiar …
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Ranganayakula Mandapam
Ranganayakula Mandapam Description, History, Location While doing Sempangi Pradakshinam, the devotees who go in Sarva darsanam come across a big mandapam known as RANGANAYUKALA MANDAPAM which is south of Krishnadevaraya mandapam standing on a high basement. There are a small shrine about 12 sq. feet which are kept closed. Ranganayakula …
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Role Of Anantazhwar in Tirumala Temple, History Perumal was so fond of Anantazhwar that He became his sishyan by introducing Himself as Madurakavi daasan and by uttering acharyar dhaniyan. In another instance, Perumal became His son-in-law Now, Adiyen wishes to briefly mention Anantazhwar’s kainkaryams to Perumal. Nammazhwar’s Thiruvaimozhi beginning with …
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Random pics from Tirumala Tirupati Temples These Images are captured at very close distance. These images are captured using mobile camera so resolution is very low. Few images are with old references such as, the procession in Tirumala in olden days and the other pic is The Then Chief Minister …
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Tiruchanur Kartika Brahmotsavam 2014 Schedule Sri Padmavati Ammavaru, Tiruchanur Kartika Brahmotsavam 2014 date is from to November 18 to November 28.Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple at Triuchanur is dedicated to Sri Padmavathi Devi, the consort of Lord Sri Venkateswara. The temple is around 5 km from Tirupati Balaji Temple. Goddess Parmavati …
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The Lord’s consort is taken as a metaphor for the “jeevathma”, the individual Self. The Lord is the paramathma, the total Self. The jeevathma gets deluded by moha (as Sita did when aspiring for the golden deer) and gets separated from the paramathma. Further, the jeevathma suffers from the tyranny …
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Random pics from Temples in Tirupati and Tirumala, images are captured during processing in four mada streets, Seva and Pooja. [smart-grid row_height=”150″ captions=”false” font_type=”google” title=”false”] [/smart-grid] [Google]
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