TTD Updates

The festival of lights, Karthika Parva Deepotsavam will be observed in Sri Tirumala temple on 23 November 2018. The entire premises of temple will be lighted with ghee lit lamps in mud pots, giving entirely a different look to the hill shrine. In view of this festival, TTD has cancelled Vasanthotsavam and Sahasra Deepalankara Sevas. […]

The annual pavitrotsavams will be observed from October 5 to 7 in Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy temple in Appalayagunta and Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Bengaluru with Ankurarpanam on October 4, 2018. Vastu Homam, Raksha Bandhanam, Snapana Tirumanjanam and other rituals will be performed during these three days in the Yagasala of the respective temples. […]

Applications from Sri Vaishnava pundits have been invited to render Tiruppavai discourses during the upcoming Dhanurmasam from December 16, 2018 till January 14, 2019. Interested candidates can forward the applications on or before October 15 before 5pm addressing to Special Officer, Alwar Divya Prabandha Project, SVETA Building, Tirupati. For more details, contact, Ph:0877 226447/4083 ISSUED […]

In view of Peratasi Saturdays, which are considered to be auspicious especially for Tamilians, TTD has decided to restrict VIP break darshan only to Protocol VIPs alone. In the month of September, on 22, 23, 29 and 30 and in October on 6,7,13,13, 20 and 21, only protocol VIPs will be given break darshanam. The […]

Majority of devotees who throng Tirumala to have darshan of Lord Venkateswara, feel it mandatory to offer their hair as a sign of total surrender towards Lord, said, Kalyanakatta DyEO Smt Nagaratna. During the media briefing at Rambhageecha Rest House 2 on Thursday, the DyEO said, there are nine Kalyanakattas in Tirumala including main Kalyana […]

The holy and sacred garlands (malas), popularly known as Goda Devi malas from Srivalliputhur temple (Tamil Nadu) made of tulasi, sevanthi and sampangi flowers reached Tirumala on Thursday for presentation to the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara on Garuda Seva day on Friday. The two garlands also known as Andal mala and Shikamani malas kept […]

Malayappa Swamy on Simha Vahanam – 15 September 2018. On the third day morning the Lord is taken out in a procession on Simha Vahanam. Simha- the Lion is a symbol of royalty and power. Lord assumed the form of half man and half lion in his Narasimha Avathara. Lord Sri Krishna says in Bhagavath […]

After the evening seva, while the processional deity of Sri Malayappa swamy was taken inside the Tirumala temple, the deity touched the ground due to an accidental jerk by one of the Archaka Swamy’s who is carrying the idol. This incident took place in between Bangaru Vakili and sanctum sanctorum on Saturday (8 September 2018) […]

Tirupati JEO Sri P Bhaskar instructed the concerned officials to prepare a separate web applications for TTD publications. A review meeting on the preservation, sales of TTD publications was held in the chambers of Tirupati JEO in TTD administrative building on Thursday, 6 September 2018. The JEO said, the quality of the publications should be […]

The 154th birth anniversary of the Patriarch of Harikatha Sri Madajjada Adibhatla Narayana dasa will be observed from September 6 to 8. The anniversary celebrations will be held for three days under the aegis of the Sri Venkateswara Music and Dance college. According to legend the child prodigy Narayana Dasa born at Ajjada village of […]

Teachers are Role Models for Society : TTD.. By giving the nation the future citizens of the country by imparting value based education, teachers are often described and revered as role models for a healthy society, said TTD JEO Sri P Bhaskar. Addressing the special programme organised on the occasion of Teachers’ Day in Mahati […]