SAKSHATKARA VAIBHAVOTSAVAM AT SRINIVASA MANGAPURAM FROM 24 TH TO 26 TH JUNE

TIRUPATI, JUNE 20: The three-day annual Sakshatkara Vaibhavotsavams will take place at the temple of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy in Srinivasa Mangapuram from June 24 th to June 26 th in a grand manner.

This festival is considered to be as important on par with the annual brahmotsavams. The temple administration of TTD has all set to celebrate this festival in a big way this year considering its significance.

As per historical evidences, the Sasanams engraved ‘on the right door-jamb wall of the entrance of Sri Kalyana Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Mangapuram village, dated 22nd March, 1510A.D., the Temple was brought to worship by doing “Jeernoddarana” by Chinna Thirumalacharyulu, the grand son of Saint Poet Thallapaka Annamcharyulu

In 1940, an Archaka by name Sundararaja, from Kanchipuram of Tamil Nadu has came to the Village Mangapuram, saying that Lord Srinivasa has appeared in his dream and told to bring the temple to past glory which was in dilapidated condition by performing Dhoopa Deepa Naivedhya Aradhana and disappeared”.

Archaka Sundararaja then cleared all the debris in and around the Temple with the help of village elders and did First Pooja on 11th July 1940 ‘Ashada Suddha Sasti Day’, said to be the day or muhurtham as ordered by the Lord Himself in his dream.

To mark the auspicious day of revival of nitya pooja kainkaryams as decided by Lord Himself, TTD has been conducting this festival as ‘Sakshatkara Vaibhavamu’ on Ashada Suddha Sasti Day in the month of June/July of every year.

The three day festival begins on 24 th of June with temple cleansing programme – “Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam” on 21 st June. Following this ritual there will be Tiruppavada seva on 21 st June. However TTD has also cancelled Arjitha Kalyanotsavam and Arjitha Brahmotsavam on these three days in the temple. On the first day the important events include Snapana Tirumanjanam in the morning, Unjal Seva in the evening with Tiruchi Utsavam in the night. While on the second day there will be Hanumantha Vahanam procession in the evening and on the last day the Lord takes pleasure ride on Garuda Vahana marking the completion of the three-day festival.