CHATURVEDA HAVANAM COMPLETES WITH PURNAHUTHI

Tirumala, 25 July 2011(P.R.O) : The six-day Chaturveda havanam organised by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams completed on a religious note with Purnahuti in Tirumala on Monday.

After the havanam speaking to media persons TTD EO Sri LV Subramanyam said, this havanam is also a part of Hindu Sanat...ana Dharma prachara mission taken up by TTD. "Ancient Vedas term this Chaturveda havanam as superior one of all homams since Rig, Yajur, Sama and Adharvana vedas will be recited from a single platform by the vedic pundits for the well being of humanity as well as for a transparent and able pro-public administration", he added.

"TTD has been performing this Yagam since Last November soon after the completion of Nitya Veda Parayanam in Tirumala. So far two homams have been completed one in the auspicious period of Uttarayana and another in Dakshinayana. This is the third-phase of homam where in 30 vedic pundits took part in this havanam. TTD is contemplating to perform this homam in various places in future as a part to promote our Hindu Sanatana Dharma", he maintained.

Addressing the occasion, Dharmagiri Veda Pathashala Principal Sri KVSS Avadhani said, "Lord Venkateswara is known as "Veda Purusha" as the Vedas consider him as the right person to accept Yaga Phalam (the benefits of Homam) among the Trinity. Therefore Performing this havanam in the holy place of Tirumala is undoubtedly best choice. With this havanam we will be blessed by Mukkoti Devathas(Three crore deities) of Hindu Sanatana Dharma with prosperity being bestowed on us by them", he said.

TTD Chief Vigilance and Security Officer Sri MK Singh, VGO Sri Venkataratnam, Spl.Gr.Dy.E.O. Sri Lakshmikantham, Higher Vedic Studies Spl. Officer Sri Srirama Murthy, Central Dharmic Advisory Council member Sri Potturi Venkateswara Rao and others were also present.

THIRD PHASE CHATURVEDA HAVANAM BEGINS IN TIRUMALA

Tirumala, 20 July 2011(P.R.O) Third phase of six-day Chaturveda Havanam began on a religious note in Tirumala on Wednesday at Kalyana Vedika near Papavinasanam road+. TTD Joint executive officer Dr.N.Yuvraj began this homam which is considered to be most pious of all homams and is perf...ormed for the wellbeing of entire humanity.

With a mission to promote, propagate and preserve Hindu Sanatana Dharma TTD has began this homam during last year and the first homam was performed at Tirumala in November last during Dakshinayana period and for the second time in the month of January during the celestial period of Uttarayanam. Ususally this ritual is performed marking the successful completion of forty-day nitya veda parayanam.

The present homam is also being performed in Uttarayanam period from July 20 to July 25 for six days. In this Chaturveda Havanam, the vedic scholars will chant the vedic hymns from Rig, Yajur, Sama and Adharva vedas, all at a time, which is considered to be most auspicious for the prosperity of entire humanity.

On 24th July renowned vedic scholar Sri M.Dattatreya Shastry will address the gathering over the importance of the Chaturveda Havanam. The programme will conclude with Purnahuti on July 25 where in TTD top brass officials will take part.

Higher Vedic Studies special officer SriSriRamamurthy, Dharamgiri Vedapathashala Principal Sri K.Subramanyam and others were also present.

New ‘DHVAJASTAMBHAM’ for Tiruchanur temple

New ‘DHVAJASTAMBHAM’ for Tiruchanur temple
Tirupati , June 21:

The spiritual process was set in motion on Tuesday for the consecration of the new ‘dhwajasthambham’ being installed in the temple of Goddess Padmavathi at Tiruchanur.

To signal the start of the four-day ritual to be performed in this connection, the priests performed ‘ankurarpana’(preliminary rituals for the consecration of the huge 35-foot dhwajasthambham).

The pole replaces the one which had been standing in the temple for the last several decades.

The replacement became necessary as the decades old pole reportedly developed deep cracks and causing a serious concern to the temple authorities over its safety.

Once the TTD decided to erect a new dhwajasthambham, it took more than a month for the authorities concerned to get the new timber scientifically cured and also to get the required gold coverings hammered out at a special workshop put up for the purpose where expert craft persons worked in full swing.

Nearly 13 kg of pure ‘aparanji gold’ (24 carat gold) was said to have been used for fabricating the gold-coated copper sheets to be fastened all around the pole.

Now that the ‘ankurarpanam’ was performed, for the next two days the priests would be conducting the other allied rituals such as homams, Kalakarshana, etc.

at the ‘yagasala’ specially put up in the temple.

The fete would reach a grand finale on Friday with ‘poornahuthi’ and ‘samprokshana’ consecration ceremony, performed to the newly installed flag post. Those who participated in the ‘ankurarpana’ were the TTD Executive Officer L.V. Subramanyam, Joint E.O. Yuvaraj, Deputy EO Gopalakrishna and others.

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Venkateshwara (Telugu: వేంకటేశ్వర, వెంకన్న) (Devanagari: वेंकटेश्वर ) also known as Venkatachalapati(Tamil: வெங்கடாசலபதி), Srinivasa and Balaji is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateshwara means the Lord who destroys the sins of the people. According to the Hindu scriptures,Vishnu, out of love towards his devotees, incarnated as Venkateshwara and appeared for the salvation and upliftment of humanity in this Kali Yuga and is considered the supreme form of Vishnu in this age. Venkateshwara swami temple is also called Kaliyuga Vaikuntam.

Venkateshwara (Telugu: వేంకటేశ్వర, వెంకన్న) (Devanagari: वेंकटेश्वर ) also known as Venkatachalapati(Tamil: வெங்கடாசலபதி), Srinivasa and Balaji is a form of the Hindu god Vishnu. Venkateshwara means the Lord who destroys the sins of the people. According to the Hindu scriptures,Vishnu, out of love towards his devotees, incarnated as Venkateshwara and appeared for the salvation and upliftment of humanity in this Kali Yuga and is considered the supreme form of Vishnu in this age. Venkateshwara swami temple is also called Kaliyuga Vaikuntam. 

तिरुपति बालाजी मंदिर

तिरुपति बालाजी मंदिर विश्वभर के हिंदुओं का प्रमुख वैष्णव तीर्थ है. यह दक्षिण भारत में आंध्रप्रदेश के चित्तूर जिले में है. पूरी दुनिया में यह हिंदू धर्म का सबसे अधिक धनी मंदिर माना जाता है. सात पहाड़ों का समूह शेषाचलम या वेंकटाचलम पर्वत श्रेणी की चोटी तिरुमाला पहाड़ पर तिरुपति मंदिर स्थित है. भगवान वेंकटेश को विष्णु का अवतार माना जाता है. भगवान विष्णु यहां वेंकटेश्वर, श्रीनिवास और बालाजी नाम से प्रसिद्ध हैं. हिंदू धर्मावलंबी तिरुपति बालाजी के दर्शन को अपने जीवन का ऐसा महत्वपूर्ण पल मानते हैं, जो जीवन को सकारात्मक दिशा देता है. देश-विदेश के हिंदू भक्त और श्रद्धालुगण यहां आकर यथाशक्ति दान करते हैं, जो धन, हीरे, सोने-चांदी के आभूषणों के रूप में होता है. इस दान के पीछे भी प्राचीन मान्यताएं जुड़ी हैं. जिसके अनुसार भगवान से जो कुछ भी मांगा जाता है, वह कामना पूरी हो जाती है. एक मान्यता के अनुसार भगवान बालाजी से मांगी मुराद पूरी होने पर श्रद्धालु तिरुपति के इस बालाजी मंदिर में श्रद्धा और आस्था के साथ अपने सिर के बालों को कटवाते हैं.

वाराह पुराण में वेंकटाचलम या तिरुमाला को आदि वराह क्षेत्र लिखा गया है. वायु पुराण में तिरुपति क्षेत्र को भगवान विष्णु का वैकुंठ के बाद दूसरा सबसे प्रिय निवास स्थान लिखा गया है जबकि स्कंदपुराण में वर्णन है कि तिरुपति बालाजी का ध्यान मात्र करने से व्यक्ति स्वयं के साथ उसकी अनेक पीढिय़ों का कल्याण हो जाता है और व विष्णुलोक को पाता है. पुराणों की मान्यता है कि वेंकटम पर्वत वाहन गरुड द्वारा भूलोक में लाया गया भगवान विष्णु का क्रीड़ास्थल है. वैंकटम पर्वत शेषाचलम के नाम से भी जाना जाता है. शेषाचलम को शेषनाग के अवतार के रुप में देखा जाता है. इसके सात पर्वत शेषनाग के फन माने जाते है. वराह पुराण के अनुसार तिरुमलाई में पवित्र पुष्करिणी नदी के तट पर भगवान विष्णु ने ही श्रीनिवास के रुप में अवतार लिया. ऐसी मान्यता है कि इस स्थान पर स्वयं ब्रहदेव भी रात्रि में मंदिर के पट बंद होने पर अन्य देवताओं के साथ भगवान वेंकटेश की पूजा करते हैं.