TIRUMALA: The Navaratri Brahmotsavams of Lord Venkateswara began on a colourful note on Friday with the procession of ‘Golden Tiruchi' vahanam on Friday morning. The day witnessed several religious formalities being carried out inside the hill temple. Soon after the completion of the Friday ‘Abhishekam' to the Lord in the wee hours of the day, the presiding deity was adorned with was adorned with the diamond-studded crown, sankhu chakram, karnabharanams, nagabharanams, peethambaram and Surya katari among others.
Special rituals were carried out inside the ‘Yagasala' in the morning, followed by ‘asthanam, Suddhi' and other ‘kainkaryams.' Later in the evening after conducting ‘Visesha samarpana' to the processional deities of Lord Malayappa Swamy and his two divine consorts, ‘unjal seva' was organised at the ‘unjal mandapam' situated outside the temple complex.This was followed by ‘Pedda Sesha vahanam' procession of the Lord. The procession was preceded by over half a dozen caparisoned temple elephants, horses, bulls and other paraphernalia besides scores of cultural troops who were specially commissioned for the purpose.
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