Tirumala Shanivaralu
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Tirumala Shanivaralu | |
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Observed by | Hindus mainly in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnata, Kerala |
Type | Hindu |
Celebrations | Worshiping Lord Venkateswara by offering Naivedhyam, Fruits, Flowers, Leaves, Chanting etc. |
Begins | 1st of Tamil Month Purattasi |
Ends | 31st of Tamil Month Purattasi |
Date | September–October |
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Tirumala Shanivara or Purattasi Sani (
Andhra Pradesh
This festival is celebrated majorly in south Andhra. This festival is celebrated grandly in Tirupati the foot hill town of Tirumala. People will wakeup early in the morning with Suprabhatam, the holy Sanskrit hyms to wakeup lord venkateswara. People will take headbath after which they will clean their houses and starts cooking special dishes (Naivedyam) to be offered to lord Venkateswara. Lord Venkateswara will be decorated with special flowers (includes Crysanthemum, jasmine, Hibiscus, Lilly, Lotus, Marigold and manymore), leaves (Thulasi maala (oscimum), mamidi aaku (mango leaves)), Fruits (Banana, Pine apple, Apple, Grapes, Papaya, Oranges, Musambi, Ground Nuts, Kalimkayalu and manymore), money and TiruNaamam (Tilak with Namakommu and Sirisunnam).
Dishes include many varieties Laddu (The most beloved sweet of Lord Venkateswara), Bellam Pongali (Jaggary Pongal), Miryala Pongali (Pepper pongal), Panchamrutham, vada, Payasam, Pulihora, dardhojanam (curd rice), Guggullu, Dosa, Nuvvula pindi, Biyyam Pindi, Sugeelu, Mudha pappu, sambar, rasam, perugu (curd), neyyi (ghee), annam (rice).
During pooja first Deepam will be lit followed by offering naivedhyam, agarbathi, sambrani, coconut, harathi respectively. Naivedhyam will be offered to lord venkateswara and his wives, sri devi and bhu devi, on three banana leaves. Everyone in the house will keep tirunamam. During Harathi, everyone in the house utter the following hymns loudly:
EDU KONDALA VADA! VENKATA RAMANA! GOVINDHA! GOVINDHA!!
APADHA MROKKULA VADA! ANADHA RAKSHAKA! GOVINDHA! GOVINDHA!!
Tiru Namam
Tiru Namam also called as moodu namalu or Tirumala Namalu is a Namam which includes one base line drawn with namakommu (white in color) and three vertical lines on this base line of which first and second are drawn with namakommu one at beginning of base line and other at end of base line. The third vertical line is made of sirisunnam (red in color) and is drawn from the middle of the base line.