kalyanotsavam

The stage is set for the commencement of the annual ‘kalyanotsavam’ of Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy on May 4 for which the hill shrine is wearing a resplendent look with beautiful decorations. Nearly 1,00,000 devotees are expected to witness the celestial wedding of the Lord and goddess Mahalakshmi.

Special rituals :
Special rituals will be performed by 150 to 200 Vedic pundits on all days of the festival that concludes on May 10 .
This year’s highlight is telecast of the ‘kalyanotsavam.’ in 24 countries by private television channels.
Dramas by famous Surabhi troupe are lined up among the cultural events to be presented by artistes.
Major attraction :
A 90-feet ‘Satya Prabha’ will be a major attraction for devotees.
Besides, there will be floral depictions of ‘Dasavatarams’ with a wide variety of flowers brought from Kadiam and other places.
The special rituals include ‘Edurkolu Utsavam’ (‘Suprabhata seva’, ‘Chaturveda parayanam’ and ‘Ghanaswasti’) on May 4, ‘Divya Kalyana Mahotsavam’ (‘Dhwajarohanam’, ‘Gowri puja’, ‘Kankana dharana’ and ‘Kalyanam’) on May 5, ‘Ravana Vahana seva’ on May 6, ‘Veda Pandita Sadasyam’ and ‘Ponna Vahana seva’ on May 7, ‘Vanaviharotsavam’ and ‘Vendiradhotsavam’ on May 8, ‘Sri Chakrasnanam’ on May 9 and ‘Sri Pushpa Yoga Mahotsavam’ on May 10.