Devotees had a divine sight of celestial ghee-lit lamps at Srivari temple under the carpet of dazzling diyas all around from Mahadwaram to Ananada Nilayam and outside temples.
With the shine of thousands of lamps, the Karthika Deepotsavam was observed by TTD with religious fervour.
TTD conducted the festival of lights, the annual Karthika Deepotsavam at Srivari temple after daily Kainkaryams and Nivedana on Sunday evening.
The bright ghee lamps were placed initially in 100 Mukullu, (mud pots) everywhere between 6 pm to 8 pm by temple staff to mark the auspicious festival in the holy month of Karthika.
The Diyas were lighted at all locations inside the Srivari temple like sub-temples, Bangaru vakili inside Vimana prakaram and mandapams, Vendi Vakili etc. inside the Sampangi prakaram besides the mahadwaram etc. Bedi Anjaneya temple, Sri Varaha Swami temple and Sri Swami Pushkarani were also decorated with lights showcasing Tirumala as Bhooloka Vaikuntham.
As per Hindu culture Karthika month is known as a favorite one both for Shiva and Keshava, besides a period for several auspicious festivals.
The festivals in the month also include Thiru Nakshatra Utsavams of holy sages and Acharya Purushas as well.
Most prominent among them is Tirumala Nambi Sattumora which was on November 14. Nambi was hailed as the maternal uncle of Sri Ramanujacharya and also an ardent devotee of Sri Venkateswara Swamy.
