Vakulamatha temple in tirupati

Vakulamatha temple opened in Tirupati Tirupati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated Sri Vakula Matha Temple at Peruru village near here on Thursday. He performed special rituals and puja on the occasion. Earlier, he planted a sapling in the temple premises to mark the occasion. The installation of the idol and Maha Samprokshana festivities were performed in the monring. […] Tirupati: Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated Sri Vakula Matha Temple at Peruru village near here on Thursday. He performed special rituals and puja on the occasion. Earlier, he planted a sapling in the temple premises to mark the occasion. The installation of the idol and Maha Samprokshana festivities were performed in the monring. The temple is spread over 83.42 acres and was opened for darshan from the afternoon. It will also be developed as a pilgrim tourism hub. Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Agama advisor Dr Vedantam Vishnu Bhattacharyulu said the temple which is dedicated to the Vakulamatha, mother of Lord Venkateswara Swamy, was renovated as per Agama Shastra and the gopuram has been gold plated with 20 kg gold with the support of TTD.

Speaking to the media after inspecting the arrangements at Sri Vakulamata temple on Wednesday, he said it took three years for the temple rejuvenation in 83.42 acres. The TTD is also building a Kalyana Mandapam and a rest house on the premises.He said the temple will open up for devotees from June 23 afternoon. TTD Agama advisor Dr Vedantam Vishnu Bhattacharyulu said as per Skanda, Varaha, and Bhavisyottara Puranas, Sri Vakulamata is believed to be the mother of Sri Venkateswara.Narrating the significance of the temple, he said the temple was developed as per Agama Shastra and the gopuram has been gold-plated with 20 kg gold with the support of the TTD. TTD EO AV Dharma Reddy inspected the arrangements at Sri Vakulamata temple in Patakalva Wednesday. As Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is visiting the temple Thursday, the EO along with other officials personally inspected the arrangements. JEOs Sada Bhargavi, Veerabrahmam, CVSO Narasimha Kishore and others were present. Meanwhile, in connection with Maha Samprokshanam on Thursday, Koil Alwar Tirumanjanam was performed at Sri Vakulamata temple in Patakalva on Wednesday. Earlier in the morning, Ratnadhivasam, Vimana Gopurakalasa Sthapana, Ratnanyasam, Dhatunyasam and other Vaidic rituals were performed. MP PV Mithun Reddy, TTD Board members Ashok Kumar and other officials were also present. Temple to open for devotees today afternoon The temple will open up for devotees from June 23 afternoon. TTD Agama advisor Dr Vedanta...

Tirupati: The first anniversary of the After Punyahavachanam, Kalasa Sthapana, Kalasa Puja, Viswaksena Aradhana, Sankalpa Puja, Agni Pratista, Maha Shanti Homam, Purnahuti and Astottara Satakalasa Snapanam were performed under the supervision of Sri Mohana Rangacharyulu and Sri Sitaram Acharyulu, to mark the occasion. On the auspicious occasion, the doting son of Vakulamatha, Sri Venkateswara presented two Harams weighing 160 gm to His caring mother. Tirumala temple Dy EO Lokanatham handed over the jewels to Tirupati JEO Veerabrahmam. The jewels were presented to the presiding deity Vakulamatha through the hands of the Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy, the main force behind the construction of the shrine fulfilling the long cherished dreams of devotees. The Minister along with his spouse also presented Pattu Vastrams to Vakulamatha. He was received with temple honours by the priests and was led into the shrine.Later speaking to the media, the Minister said, it’s been a year since the temple of Vakulamatha was inaugurated and on the auspicious occasion of the first anniversary, he felt privileged to be a part of this great religious ceremony. TTD Board member Ashok Kumar, RDO Kananka Narasa Reddy, special grade Dy EO Varalakshmi and Srivari temple chief priest Venugopala Deekshitulu were also present.

India is a country of temples. Beautiful, Marvellous, Huge or small; every type of temple would be here. Whenever you visit South India, you would most probably hear the name of Tirupati Balaji temple .In this post, I will tell you about Tirupati Balaji. This temple is one of the wealthiest and popular temples of India. Tirupati Balaji is a very It is said that Lord Vishnu himself incarnated as Venkateshwar and presided in this town. This temple is the second richest temple of India. It has assets worth over 320 crores in rupees, which is almost 3.2 billions. Over 50,000 to 1,00,000 people visit this temple on a daily basis. While on special functions, the visitors shoot up to 5,00,000. This temple gets donations of almost 650 crores annually. Who is Lord Tirupati Balaji? Lord Venkateshwar is a form of Lord Maha Vishnu. He is the presiding deity of this temple. The name of the deity comes from the 7 peaks present here. These 7 peaks together are called Venkatachala. Lord Venkateshwar is the lord of this Venkatachala. He is the present form of Lord Vishnu in Kaliyuga. According to scriptures and local folks, Lord Vishnu himself incarnated here in the form of a boy named Srinivasa. He came here to solve the problems of his devotees and eliminate all the problems of them. He did Leelas here to be incarnated here and live with the people. He is also known as Venkata, Venkatesh, Govinda, Balaji, Srinivasa etc. This temple has been revered by many popular saints. Many notable sa...

Tirupati: It is indeed amazing to see a ruined temple rising from its rubble to a magnificent golden temple. The Vakulamatha temple which was once teeming with devotees and resonating with chanting of devotees went into oblivion for unknown reasons resulting in the temple remaining ruined for over a 100 years with no pujas and devotees visiting it. The quarry owners' indiscriminate mining added more to the sorry state of the dilapidated shrine. The temple dedicated to Vakulamatha, the foster mother of Lord Venkateswara, the most popular Hindu God, atop a hillock known as Peruru Banda in Patha Kaluva village near the pilgrim city was constructed 300 years ago, as per the archeological department. Legend has it that Vakulamatha collects flowers for worship of the Lord and also fruits and vegetables for prasadams while some elders in the village say that in Tirumala the Naivedyam is offered to the Lord only after the bell sounds reach the hills, when the temple is in vogue. Many sources indicate that the temple was damaged during Muslim kings' invasion, resulting in its abandonment. Some locals of Peruru said that their forefathers tried to revive the temple but in vain. Against this gloomy background, Sangh Parivar and many Swamijis, notably Sri Peetham seer Paripoornananda Swamy and others led a movement to press the TTD to take the reconstruction of the temple as it was mythological associated with Lord Venkateswara, resulting in TTD coming forward. TTD even acquired the n...

Sri Govindaraja Swamy considered being the elder brother of Venkateswara Swamy. Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple Raja Gopuram can be seen from any distance in and around Tirupati. The Lord is found with His consorts Rukmini and Sathyabhama. Temple entrance is a seven-storeyed gopuram which was built in the year 1628 A.D. To the left of the main gopuram, is a temple dedicated to Goddess Lakshmi who is seated on Lotus. There are shrines dedicated to Sri Andal, Sri Parthasarathy, Sri Venkateswara Swamy and Vedanta Desikar, who was a great Vaishnavadevotee and poet. Another interesting fact about this temple is the celestial bath (Abhishekam) will not be performed as the presiding deity in the lying position is made of clay. Sri Govindaraja Swamy and Kubera Agreement According to legends, the temple was consecrated by the great Vaishnava preceptor, Saint Ramanuja Charya in 1130 A.D. It is said that the temple had Sri Parthasarathi (Lord Sri Krishna) on the main altar but Sri Ramanuja Charya added the deity of Sri Govindaraja Swamy. Sri Govindaraja Swamy is the elder brother of Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy. He is credited for carrying out the marriage of Sri Venkateswara Swamy and Sri Padmavathi Devi for which the entire universe was waiting for. This celestial marriage was attended by Gods, Kings and public from every universe. To meet the marriages. expenses Sri Govindaraja Swamy borrowed the huge amount from Kubera ( King of wealth) and conducted one of the magnificent marriages ...