The world-renowned city will be celebrating its birthday.The temple city of Tirupati commemorates its 893rd birthday on Friday, February 24, based on the historical references to its inception on this date in 1130 AD.
Bhagavad Ramanuja, who established Samata Dharma and formulated Puja Kainkaryams at Tirumala temple, was the originator of Tirupati city, and hence it was revered as Ramanuja Puram for a long time.
“The town was first called Govindaraja Pattanam, then Ramanuja Puram, and then as Tirupati since the beginning of the 13th Century”.
Celebrations are important not only for the people, but also for a city like Tirupati, the gateway to the Tirumala, where Lord Venkateswara Swamy’s sacred hill shrine is located.
The Municipal Corporation of Tirupati has planned special rituals for the deity of Sri Ramanujacharya at the shrine located inside the Govindaraja swamy temple precincts, followed by a colourful procession by the people along the four mada streets encircling the temple.
A series of events and cultural programmes are also planned by the civic body to mark the occasion. Bhumana Karunakar Reddy who is tipped to be the next TTD Chairman will be heading the celebrations. Bhumana was the TTD Chief during the regime of YS Rajasekhar Reddy. Now he is going to take over from Subba Reddy.
