Tirupati,Oct 26: Pushpa Yagam festival was performed at the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara on Monday.In connection with the festival, the temple management dispensed with the performance of all the ‘Arjitha Sevas’ on the day except for the ‘S D Seva’, which will be conducted on regular basis.All the pre-dawn rituals including ‘Vasantotsavam’ and ‘S D Seva’ stands cancelled on the previous day to facilitate the conduct of ‘Ankurarpanam’.Special rituals like ‘Snapana Thirumanjanam’ and ‘Pushpa Yagam were conducted inside the temple followed by the evening procession of the Lord on the festival day.During the Pushpa Yagam lasting nearly three hours, about 10 tonnes of flowers were offered on the deities of the Lord and his two consorts -- Sridevi and Bhoodevi -- by the temple priests amid chanting of verses from the scriptures.
The flowers were later distributed as ‘prasadam’ to the devotees, who thronged the temple to witness the new ‘seva’. ‘Veda Sathumurai’ and ‘Santhi Manthra’ recitation were also performed later for peace and tranquility in the world and in the Indian sub-continent.The fete concludes with the procession of the deity round the four Mada streets in which a large number of pilgrims participate.