As part of the Maha Samprokshana rituals for Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple in Rampachodavaram of Sri Alluri Sitaramaraju district, Panchagavyadhivasam was observed by the Ritwiks .
This ritual is usually performed as the sculptors will carve the deities from the stone giving it a shape. After the deity is prepared, to provide relief to the deity, “Bimbasuddhi” is carried out.
Panchagavyadhivasam will be performed with the products of desi cow which includes ghee, milk, curd, dung, and urine amidst chanting of relevant Mantras by the religious staff. Later Panchagavya Prasana, Vastu Homam, Akalmasha Prayaschitta Homa, and Rakshabandhanam were performed.
In the evening Agni Pratistha, Kumbha Sthapana, Kumbharadhana and Visesha Homams were be observed.
The saga of Annaprasadam has been continuing its unstoppable journey since 1985 irrespective of the flow and hours of devotees at the hill shrine. However, the credit goes to the great Telugu Saint Poetess of the 18th Century, Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba who pioneered Annaprasadam in Tirumala by serving free food as a hunger relief to devotees who came to Srivari temple nestled in thick forests about three centuries ago.
Legends speak that she used to organise drinking water and Anna Prasadam distribution during the Sri Narasimha Jayanti festival in the Vaishaka month at Tirumala for ten days. The edicts speak out on land granted to her by kings from Dindigul to Golconda.
