‘Ponna Kaluva Utsavam’ celebrated
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) celebrated the annual 'Ponna Kaluva Utsavam' in Tirupati on Friday, marking a symbolic summer retreat for Lord Govindaraja and His consorts. The festival, held on Chitra Pournami, involved a grand procession to Ponna Kaluva, located 5 km from the temple. Devotees and priests participated in rituals including a celestial bath and cooling arrangements with vettiver mats.
- ▪The 'Ponna Kaluva Utsavam' was conducted by TTD in Tirupati on Friday.
- ▪The festival marks the summer retreat of Lord Govindaraja, Sridevi, and Bhudevi from the heat.
- ▪The deities were taken in procession to Ponna Kaluva and given a ceremonial bath with aromatic products.
- ▪Vettiver mats were hung around the Mandapam to provide cooling during the event.
- ▪Devotees from the Tiruchanur locality actively participated in the festival.
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The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) performed the ‘Ponna Kaluva Utsavam’ in Tirupati on Friday, which marked a summer retreat for Lord Govindaraja and His consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi from the scorching sun. The annual festival is observed on ‘Chitra Pournami, which fell on Friday this year. During the ritual, the deities were taken in a grand procession up to the Ponna Kaluva, located 5 km from the temple, braving the hot sun, as is the ancient practice. The deities were placed in the Mandapam filled with water and a celestial bath was given by the priests to the idols with a variety of aromatic products. Vettiver mats were hung on all the three sides of the Mandapam to provide respite from the heat. A number of devotees from Tiruchanur locality took part in the event.
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