The temple of Lord Venkateswara witnessed a flurry of religious activities on the fourth day on Tuesday in connection with the annual Brahmotsavams.
Festivities relating to ‘kalpa vriksha vahanam’ were organised in the morning wherein Lord Malayappa Swamy in the guise of Lord Krishna was dressed in his traditional headgear and a golden flute and was accompanied by his two consorts.
The celebrations relating to the ‘vahanam’ were held at ‘kalyanotsava mandapam’ inside the temple.
Later in the afternoon, priests ceremoniously organised ‘Snapana Thirumanjanam’ to the deities wherein they were specially adorned with garlands made of kiwi fruits, pineapple, amla, black velvet, nandivardhanam, peacock feathers, ‘vatti veru’ and crowns made of rose petals.
The mandapam was exquisitely decorated with apples, corns, cut roses and other traditional flowers befitting the…
