The above-mentioned Appalayagunta Dhanurmasam Timings might differ on festival days.

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Timings: 10:45 am – 1:00 pm.

No.of persons allowed: Couple

Kalyanotsavam will be performed in Every month on Sravana Nakshatram day

Dress Code:

Men: White Pancha, Dhoti
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree.

Tickets can be booked at the counter. Online Booking is not available for this Seva.

Appalayagunta Kalyanotsavam

This Seva is performed inside a Mantap for the processional deities. The divine marriage of Lord Venkateswara with His consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi. Devotees are allowed to have Darshan after the Seva. Kalyanam will be performed following Agama Sastra.

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Timings: 8:00 am – 9:00 am

Every month 1st Tuesday. Seva may not be performed on special days such as Annual Brahmotsavam, Vaikunta Ekadasi etc

Online booking is not available. The ticket can be booked at the counter itself.

Dress Code

Men: White Pancha, Dhoti
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree.

Appalayagunta Astadala Pada Padmaradhana

All the devotees are allowed to sit inside the temple Garbha Griha and Seva will be performed for 30 mins. This Seva is performed to the main deity with 108 Golden Lotus flowers.

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Appalayagunta Abhishekam

Abhishekam tickets can be booked at the counter. Online booking is not available for these tickets.

Sevas might not be performed on special days such as Vaikunta Ekadasi, Annual Brahmotsavam days and on other special days.

Devotees who wish to participate in this Seva has to wear

Men: White Pancha, Dhoti
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half saree

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Dress code:
Please wear
Men: White Pancha, Dhoti/ Kurta, Pyjama.
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half saree

The above-mentioned Ardhagiri Anjaneya Pooja Timings might differ on festival days.

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Parasareswara Swamy Temple Yogimallavaram Rudrabhishekam Timings

Rudrabhishekam Procedure

Devotees who are willing to perform this pooja have to submit the Pooja materials a day in advance to the temple. Pooja ticket costs Rs.100.  This pooja will be performed daily at the temple.

Items required for Rudrabhishekam

Reference Link: Link

Parasareswara Swamy Temple Yogimallavaram Rudrabhishekam Timings might differ on festival days.

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Remaining tickets will be issued at C.R.O Office in Tirumala. Lucky Dip enrollment available at CRO office a day in advance.

Nijapada Darshanam Timings: 5:30 am to 6:00 am. It is a running Darshan Line. With my experience, I can clearly say Best Seva after Vastralankara Seva and Poorabhishekam, where one can see Lord Venkateswara Nijaroopam.

Ticket cost: Rs.200 per person.

Nijapada Darshanam Seva Dress Code

Men: White Pancha, Dhoti
Female: Saree with blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree

Nijapada Darshanam Seva Description

On Fridays, One can have a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara without ornaments called ‘NijaPada Darshanam’.

The Lord Sri Venkateswara is always decorated with roses and other flower garlands. The Image of His Consort Sri Devi is etched on the right side of His Chest while other Consort Bhu Devi is etched on the left side of His Chest.

The Nagabharanam ornaments embellish His Shoulders. The Gold ‘Yajnopavitham’, the sacred thread, crosses the chest over His left shoulder.  A cobra-like mark is seen around his right hand. The four arms are adorned with ornaments that resemble Naga Jewels. The slightly outstretched diamond-encrusted lower right hand, is in the boon-granting or Varadahastha pose, pointing symbolically towards His Lotus feet, the only refuge of His devotees in their quest to overcome the cycle of birth and death.

His Lower left hand is in the Katihastha or Katiyavalambita pose in which the thumb is placed on the thigh and other fingers are almost parallel to the waist. It symbolically indicates that the troubles of life are only knee-deep once the devotees seek His refuge and assure His devotees of His protection.

His dark body is clothed with a Pithambaram fastened with a golden string and encircled with a Dasavatharam gold belt to which are attached tiny, jingling gold bells. The ‘Surya Katari’ or the Sword of the Sun hangs from the Dasavatharam belt. It is believed that the Sun God presented this belt to Lord Sri Venkateswara.

His Legs and Lotus feet are covered in gold and sport golden anklets with tiny bells. Since the idol of Lord Sri Venkateswara has not been sculpted according to the specifications given in the Agama Sastras for Idols, it is presumed to belong to an older era when the Sastras have not been formulated.

Nijapada Darshanam online booking

• Every month 1st Friday at 10:00 am, Lucky Dip quota will be released for online enrollment
• 2800 to 2900 tickets per month will be available for the enrollment

• One can enrol for 2 members using 1 login ID.
• The results will be known on the following Tuesday by 12:00 pm.
• One must make an online payment after receiving the confirmation message.

Nijapada Darshanam Offline Booking

• Tickets can be booked even at TTD e-Darshan counters.
• 90 days advance booking available for these tickets.
• Tickets are issued on First-cum-First serve basis.

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5 utsava murthis in Tirumala

BHOGA SRINIVASA MURTHY

This is an exact replica of the Moola vigraham. The only difference is the conch and chakram are not detachable unlike the moola vigraham. The idol has 6 pointed enthram installed in it. It is in standing pose with 4 hands. It receives all the bhogams and upacharams in the temple. This was consecrated by a Pallava queen in the 10th century. A gold link and a silk cord is still attached to the idol whenever it is brought outside the garbagriham for deputizing on behalf of the Moolavirat on special festive occasions and on Thursdays when Annakootam (during Thiruppavada seva) . Everyday , Thirumanjanam is performed to this utsavar only. During Ekantha seva, for 11 months in a year except Dhanur Maasam, this vigraham is placed in a golden cradle in the Sayana Mandapam and Thaalatu (lullaby) is sung and milk and fruits and dry fruits like cashewnuts, almonds etc are offered . Annamcharya keerthanas are sung by the descendants of Annamacharya.

UGRA SRINIVASA MURTHY

This image known as Thiruvengadathuraivar is also in Nindra Thirukolam and is again a replica of the Moolavirat Only on three occasions, this utsava vigraham is brought out in a procession (on Uttana Ekadasi, Mukkoti Dwadasi and Dwadasa Aradhana) before dawn and is brought back to the garbagriham before sun rises.

In the by gone days, the processional deities of Ugra Sreenivasa Murhty were taken out for procession during festivals. When these idols were being taken in a procession on a particular day, strange, unusual and alarming incidents took place. After these incidents, these idols since 1330 A.D have not been used in procession. Even now if at all they are taken out, they are returned to the temple by 3 A.M and offered ‘naivedyam’ to the Lord in the Ranganayaka Mandapam and then taken to Ananda Nilayam.

KOLUVU SRINIVASA MURTHY

This utsava murthy manages the finance aspect and every day after Thomala Seva, this utsava murthy is brought out from Garbagriham with full honours to Thirumamani mandapam (i.e. near Garudazhwar’s sannidhi) and is seated on a golden chair under a golden umbrella. This idol officiates for the Moolavar during this function. Hence, He is known as Koluvu Srinivasa. During this function, panchangam for the day is read and the accounts of the previous day are read out in front of this deity.

MALAYAPPA SWAMY

This utsava murthy is Swayambhoo and was found under a hill . The asareeri which advised that Ugra Srinivasa should not be used as processional diety directed that there was a vigraham of Lord Srinivasa in a nearby place and that all utsavams should be performed to this vigraham only. Accordingly, this vigraham was found under a hill and hence came to be known as Malai Kuniya Nindra Perumal and later got corrupted as Malaiyappa Swamy. This utsava vigraham seen with Ubhaya Naachiyars, Sridevi and Bhoodevi is the processional deity and enjoys all utsavams from Kalyana utsavam to Brahmotsavam.Apart from Brahmotsavam, on every Sravanam day, this vigraham is taken around the four mada streets ON the 5th day of Brahmotsavam, when Malayappa Swamy comes on Garuda vaahanam, 2 ornaments which are always adorned by Moolavirat are worn by Malayappa Swamy. They are  Sahasranaama Mala- 1008 names of the Lord are written on golden coins) and Maragadham (the pacchai kal) which is always seen on Moolavirat’s chest. This maragadham is the world’s largest and the most attractive.

SRI KRISHNA

This vigraham is in navaneetha nritya(dancing ) pose alongwith Rukmini Devi. He is seen holding butter (navaneetham) in his right Hand and His left hand is stretched out gracefully in dancing pose. There is no separate pooja for this vigraham. He shares Lord Venkatesa’s nithya archana. This utsava murthy receives Ekantha Seva during Dhanur maasam. When Malayappa Swamy comes out as Mohini during Brahmotsavam, Sri Krishna accompanies Mohini. This diety is also taken out in a procession on every Rohini day and on Krishnashtami.

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