A sea of devotees and their ecstasy marked the Panchami Theertham at Tiruchanoor on the last day of the annual Karthika Brahmotsavams on Saturday.
TTD Chairman Sri Bhumana Karunakar Reddy said the Panchami Theertham signifies the divine emergence Sri Padmavati Devi in a thousand-petal golden lotus at the centre of Padma Sarovaram.
He said lakhs of devotees participated and like never before, over 50,000 devotees took the holy dip in the temple at a time while thousands are waiting for their turn. He said the sanctity of the temple tank waters lasts long the entire day.
He said under the leadership of TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy the nine-day-long Karthika Brahmotsavams were conducted smoothly without any inconvenience to devotees and complimented the TTD, vigilance, police, district administration and also lauded the impeccable services of Srivari Sevaks and health workers to the multitude of devotees.
Earlier in the morning, the utsavam deity of Sri Padmavati Devi on Pallaki Vahanam took out a celestial ride along the Mada streets and blessed the devotees.
Thereafter the utsavam idol was brought in a procession to the Panchami Theertha Mandapam. The Srivari Sare and ornaments which commenced the journey at Tirumala in early hours also reached Tiruchanoor temple by 11am and archakas performed special pujas to Sare before adoring to the Goddess at the Mandapam.
