The outside temples under the umbrella of TTD gears up for the Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Dwadashi festivities on December 30 and 31, 2025 respectively. The ancient Soumyanatha Swamy temple at Nandalur, Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy at Avulapalle in Somala Mandal of Chittoor, and also similar one at Borragmanda in Sadum Mandal of Chittoor, Sri Konetiraya […]
Mukkoti Pradakshinam is observed on Mukkoti Ekadashi & Mukkoti Dwadasi days. It is a closed pathway for circumambulation which runs around Tirumala Tirupati Sri Balaji temples sanctum sanctorum. In 2025, Mukkoti Pradakshinam dates are – December 30 and December 31. Mukkoti Pradakshinam is opened only twice in a year – Vaikunta Ekadasi and Vaikunta Dwadasi […]
Special programs will be conducted at the Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Srinivasa Mangapuram, 30-31 December 2025, on the occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi on December 30 and Vaikuntha Dwadasi on December 31. Dhanurmasa Kainkaryams, Tomala Seva, Koluvu, and Panchanga Shravanam will be performed on Vaikunta Ekadasi on December 30. The devotees will be allowed […]
A spate of special religious programs are lined up in Srivari Temple at Tirumala as a part of Vaikunta Ekadasi on January 6 and Vaikuntha Dwadasi on January 7, 2020. On January 6 Tiruppavai Parayanam will be held in the Srivari temple from 12.30 midnight to 2.30am ahead of other Dhanurmasam rituals like Tomala, Koluvu, […]
Kurma Dwadasi is a vrat dedicated to Kurma avatara of Lord Vishnu. Kurma Avatar (tortoise incarnation) is the second incarnation of Lord Vishnu among the Lord’s Dashavatara. It falls on Shukla Paksha Dwadashi in Poush month. In 2025, Kurma Dwadasi date is January 10, the following day of Vaikunta Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadasi / Putrada Ekadashi). […]
On Vaikuntha Dwadasi on 22 December 2015, Tirumala Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple will also observe the Chakrasnanam for Sri Sudarshana Chakrattalwar. Following day on Dwadasi, Chakrasnanam is performed to Sri Sudarshana Chakrattalwar and it is also considered the Swamy Pushkarini Teertha mukkoti. The Chakrattalwar will be taken on a celestial procession to Swamy Puskarini from 4:30 am […]
In connection with Vaikuntha Dwadashi, Chakra Snanam has been performed to “Sri Sudarshana Chakrattalwar”-the holy disc of Lord Venkateswara, on Sunday (2 January 2015) during wee hours in Swamy Pushkarini. The religious ceremony of the holy dip of the divine disc takes place between 4.30am to 5.30am and was witnessed several hundreds of pilgrims. After […]
Vaikunta Ekadashi, Vaikunta Dwadashi & New Year Arrangements at TTD Temples were reviewed by TTD Executive Officer Dr D Sambasiva Rao on 19 December 2014. Later in his maiden conference with media persons he enlisted the arrangements which are under way for the mega fete. Some excerpts: 1. Darshan to VIPs will be from 1.45 […]