Karthika Brahmotsavam Panchami Theertham

Karthika Brahmotsavam Panchami Theertham 2015 Tiruchanoor Temple, Tirupati

Tiruchanoor 16 Dec: The serene waters of the spacious, clean and tidy Padmasarovaram-the temple tank in the abode of Goddess Padmavati, at Tiruchanoor turned into a sea of humanity on Wednesday with lakhs of pilgrims hailing from across the country having a holy bath on the occasion of Panchami Theertham.

With this grand sacred bath ceremony, the nine-day annual Kartheeka Brahmotsavams of Goddess Padmavathi Devi, the presiding deity of Tiruchanoor came to an end.

The religious occasion of Panchami Theertham marks the auspicious birthday and celebration of the manifestation of Sri Padmavati Devi in a Golden Lotus in Padma Sarovaram on Sukla Panchami of Kartheeka month.

Snapana Tirumanjanam(celestial bath with milk, honey, turmeric, coconut water and turmeric) to Sri Sudarshana Chakrattalwar and the processional deity of Goddess Padmavathi has been performed in a colourful manner in the tastefully decorated mandapam facing Padma Sarovaram.

The Goddess who was draped in a half-white silk saree with gold colour zari and embossed work, appeared graceful on Her Birth Day in the asterism of Uttarashada on which Panchami Teertham is conducted every year, coinciding the advent of the star. She was decorated with the special ornament made of large size emeralds that were brought from Tirumala shrine as a “Birth Day Gift” from Her love Lord Sri Venkateswara which stood as a special attraction. After the end of the hour-long ritual, Sri Sudarshana Chakram was taken into the Padma

Thousands of devotees who have been waiting for this auspicious moment since morning took a holy dip in the temple tank along with Chakrathalvar even as the entire premises echoed with the chanting of divine Govinda Nama and Goddess Namas.