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Tirupati is one of the most visited pilgrimage centre in India, famous for its landmark Vaishnav temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India.It is mostly dedicated to the incarnations of Lord Vishnu. who is believed to have appeared here to save mankind from trials and troubles of Kali Yuga.

Hence the place has also got the name Kaliyuga Vaikuntham and Lord here is referred to as Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam as he fulfils the wishes of devotees.Lord Venkateswara is also known as Balaji, Govinda, and Srinivasa.The destination holds several legendary tales to tell, that fascinates tourists from across the world. Tirupati Balaji holds the record of being the richest as well as the most visited temple of India.

The shrine receives offerings from devotees in cash, jewellery, gold, silver, property deeds, and Demat share transfers and the per day offering is around 22.5 million.

Lord Venkateswara Swamy(Tirumala Dhruva Bera) at Tirumala Hills

Tirumala Dhruva Bera is the name given to the deity of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh. Dhruva Bera is the official terminology used for the main deity of a temple with the exact translation being The Immobile image and as the name suggests, the deity is stationary and other deities are used for pujas, sevas that requires the deity&#39;s presence outside the garbha griham (sanctum sanctorum).

Other terms used for Dhruva Bera include Moolavar or Moola Virat (Main Deity), Achala (Stagnant).Tirumala Dhruva Bera is considered to be Swayambhu - self-manifested and not created by human. According to Sri Venkatachala Mahatyam, Lord Venkateswara came to reside in this sacred spot to provide blessings to devotees in the Kali Yuga. The deity does not conform to the agamas (rules) for making a deity, thus furthering the belief that the temple&#39;s deity is Swayambhu.

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Sacred Tirumala Seven Hills History&nbsp;

There are many legends associated with the sacred seven hills and the Lord resting atop the Hills here. The legends are so inter-twined as it seems one cannot distinguish and separate the Lord from the sacred seven hills.

These hills are said to have waited for the Lord for thousands and thousands of years. Some of these stories are highlighted here.According to Puranas Seven heads of Adishesa are the Seven Hills of Tirumala&nbsp;

Saptagiri also known as Seven Hills symbolize Saptarishi means the seven sages. Hence the lord is named as Saptagirinivasa. Seven sages named as.

&bull; Vrushabhadri &ndash; Hill of Nandi, Lord Shivas&rsquo; Vahana

&bull; Anjanadri &ndash; Lord Hanumans Hill

&bull; Neeladri &ndash; Neela Devi Hill. A belief is set, that the hair offered here by devotees is received by Neela devi, which is due to the boon which was given by Lord Sri Venkateshwara to Neela Devi.

&bull; Garudachalam or Garusadri &ndash; Garuda, Vahana of Lord Vishnu

&bull; Seshachalam or Seshadri &ndash; sesha Hill, Dasa of Lord Vishnu

&bull; Naraynadri &ndash; Narayana Hill, Srivari Padalu are seen here

&bull; Venkatadri &ndash; Lord Venkareshwara Hill.

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Puranam

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Lord Brahma who was seeing all the sins happening on earth, got worried. He then came to a conclusion, that the right person to handle the evil situations that are taking place on the Earth is Sriman Narayanan.He felt that if the lords feet (Thiruvadi) are stepped on to the earth, the lost glory can be brought back. Or even if a droplet of his blood is shed on earth, the purity and the beauty will be showered on the sacred land.

And following&nbsp; this all the evil&nbsp; will vanish. This issue was shared to Narada Maharishi.All the maharishis had a gathering to discuss on the huge yaagam. And who is the right person to perform this, where how much amount and credits should be given to which god.

According to Naradas view, 3 moorthies who stand as idols for Dharma and Sathyam and who are capable to outstand in any situations of Adharma will be the right choice. Finally, the person who can choose the right person with said characters, can be checked out by &lsquo;Brighu Maharishi&rsquo; .Maharishi Brighu&rsquo; started of his journey to Lord Shiva, Brahma Deva and Sriman Narayana (Vishnu).

Where Brahman and Shiva failed to reach the expectations of Maharishi and were cursed by him. Brahma was cursed on not having a temple on The Earth.This shows that what is written on the fate will happen, since Brahma Deva was the one who started the process of finding the right one to rule and he himself ended up in curse of Maharishi.

As a result of Thirumaarbhu (Divine Chest) of Sriman Narayana, Maha Lakshmi leaves the place of Sri Vaikuntam and goes off to Earth. Due to this Vikundam lost its glory, which is also said to be a part of Kaliyugam.Without Maha Lakshmi, Sriman Narayana felt lonely at Vaikuntam and he leaves to earth. Aadhiseshan turned himself as a mountain at Tirumala, and Srinam Narayan moves around in search of the goddess Lakshmi.

He was helpless as he could not find her. He has no food, water and just sat in a place.By this Lord Shiva and Brahma were moved and they also came onto the Earth an meet Goddess Lakshmi. They beg her to come back to Vikunta and explained Vishnumoorty&rsquo;s situation.&nbsp;

&nbsp;Later, goddess turns Lord Shiva and Brahma to turn in the form of Cow and Calf, where they headed into the crew of cowherd person.Then Cow (Brahma Deva) and calf (Lord Shiva) walked towards a mountain covered with sand. There they found Sri Vishnu. They gave him milk, which was then their daily routine. The cowherd person who initially pulled them for grazing wounded why these two were not given him milk. He then decided to follow them to know the reason.

As a result the cowherd person follows the Cow and Calf who are in the form of Lord Brahma and Shiva and sees them giving milk to &lsquo;Putru&rsquo;. He then wonders and inform the king Chozha. With the guidance of King Choozha, the cowherd person followed them the next day.The Cow and Calf spiritually followed the same routine of their, by offering Milk to ant-hill.

The cowherd tries to destroying the cow with the axe. In order to protect the cow, Sriman Narayan came out of the putru and took the axe into his hand. In the fight between them, the Lord was hurt on his forehead and started to bleed. His blood reached the earth. As said earlier, the earth became pure and destroyed the evil activities of Kaliyug

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Varaghar and Sri Srinivas Avataram

Coming out of the putru, Lord Sriman Narayan went to &lsquo;Vakula Mata&rsquo; who then took the lord to Sri Varagha Moorthy who save Bhoomipiratti from Hiranyatshankan, where the lord gave him the&nbsp; avatar of &lsquo;Sri Varaghar&rsquo; as the saint said he could not carry the weight of earth any more. Here the lord asked for a favour to show a place in the hill to stay.

As Varaghar agreed that Vishnu moorthi could stay with Vakula Mata.Varaghar muni asked for a boon, that each and every devotee who comes to visit the Lord Sri Srinivas should first worship Varagha and then see the lord. If this is no followed by devotees, they will not be give the blessings of the main deity and the offerings were not to be accepted.

The lord Sriman Narayan accepted to this and said that prasadam and prayers will be offered to him first and then only to lord in Tirupathi. The wish was accepted by Sri Srinivasa.In the course of an elephant comes into the yard of Srinivas (Name of Sri Vishnu who was named by Vakula Mata). In order to drive away the elephant, Srinivas comes across Padmavathi Devi and both falls in love with each other.Srinivas tells Vakula Mata about his desire to get married to Pamavathi Devi, the daughter of &lsquo;Akasha Raja&rsquo;, for which she was worried about the difference of status.

Realising that Srinivas was the incarnation of Sri krishna of Dwaparayugam.Srinivas send his mother to talk about the match with the King.

At the same time Srinivas takes the avatar of Tarrot hand reader and tells the princess that Srinivas it the lord of all lokas and he is the right alliance for her to get married to.The King finally agrees to his daughters wish as understanding that these two love birds were a couple in the previous Janma.Successfully the marriage of Lord Srinivasa and Padmavathi is performed. Maha Lakshmi realises that Sri Vishnu got married to Padmavathi, through Naradamuni.

The lord then gets stuck with both the wives (Sri Maha Lakshmi &amp; Padmavathi) and turns off into a statue at Tirumala Tirupati.It is said by Brahma &amp; Shiva Lords, that Swamy would be in this avataram till the end of Kali yugam at Tirumala.

Here is Another Legend:

Accordingly to Hindu mythology and legends, foundation to the Tirumala Hills can be traced back to Treta yuga, i.e. during Lord Ram&rsquo;s existence on earth. When Ravana takes away Sita from the forest, Lord Agni (God of fire) intervenes and takes Sita away from him in exchange for one Vedavati, once the staunch devotee of Lord Vishnu.

Vedavati wanted to become wife of Lord Srimannarayana and to achieve this end, she goes into forests and starts meditating when she was disturbed by Ravana. Ravana, astonished to see the beauty of Vedavati, wanted to marry her but she refuses. Ravana insists and threatens her with abduction. Having found no way to get out of this situation, Vedavati vows to cause Ravana&rsquo;s downfall and death before sacrificing her life by becoming ahuti in fire. Agni, the God of Fire, saves and protects her.

Thus, when Ravana takes away Sita from the forest, Agni intervenes and sends Vedavati in place of Sita. This is said to be the reason for Lord Ram&rsquo;s asking Sita (Vedavati, who is rescued from Ravana) for perfomance of Agni-Pravesh to get back Sita from Agni. Till such time, Agni protects Sita. Thus, Vedavati goes with Ravana, spends about a year in Lanka thereby becoming the reason for his downfall and death.When Vedavati performs Agni-pravesh, Lord Agni appears and Sita is restored to Rama with gratitude.

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Here is Another Legend:

Once upon a time, there was one staunch devotee (asura) of Lord Vishnu by name Vrishabhasura. Once he performs ghora-tapas for the Lord. The Lord appears and readies to shower boons on the asura. But Vrishabhadra asks a boon which Lord Vishnu readily accepts. The boon was &lsquo;Vrishabhasura&rsquo;s desire to fight with the Lord&rsquo;.The fight began and both sides put in their strengths.

Even after putting up a very brave front, Vrishabhasura is defeated by Lord Vishnu. The Lord first destroys the &lsquo;Aham&rsquo; (or Ego) of Vrishabhasura. The asura then begs Lord to forgive him and asks asylum which the Lord readily grants. Then Vrishabhasura asks the Lord to put His Lotus Feet on his head and rest there! Lord Vishnu assures Vrishabhasura that, during Kali yuga,

He is going to reincarnate as Lord Venkateswara and he would rest on him. Vrishabhasura becomes a big mountain on earth and waits for the Lord to come down to earth. At last, during Kali yugam, the Lord reincarnates as Venkateswara and rests on the mountain/hill fulfilling the desire of Vrishabhasura.

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Tirumala Modern History :

Rulers of several South India have paid homage to Lord Sri Venkateswara and patronised the ancient temple.The Pallavas of Kancheepuram (about 9th Century A.D.), the Cholas of Thanjavur (about a Century later), the Pandyas of Madurai and the kings and chieftains of Vijayanagar (during the 14th &amp; 15th Centuries AD) were devotees of the Lord.

It was also said that they competed with one another in patronising and endowing the shrine with valuable offerings and contributions.The later years were different. It was only during the great Vijayanagara Empire that the contributions to the temple increased manifold. Sri Krishnadevaraya is believed to possess the shrine in his kingdom.

Even after the decline of the Vijayanagar dynasty, nobles and chieftains from all parts of the Country continued to pay their homage and offer gifts to the temple shrine.The General of the Maratha kingdom, Raghoji Bhonsle, also visited the temple and set up a permanent endowment for the conduct of worship in the Temple.

He also presented valuable jewels to the Lord, including a large Emerald which is still preserved in a box named after the General.Also among the later rulers who have endowed large amounts were the rulers of Mysore and Gadwal.After the fall of the Hindu Kingdoms, the Muslim rulers of Karnataka, later the British took over, and many of the temples came under their supervisory and protective control.

In 1843 A.D., the East India Company divested itself of the direct management of Non-Christian places of worship and native religious institutions. The administration of the shrine of Sri Venkateswara and a number of estates were then entrusted to Sri Seva Dasji of the Hatiramji Mutt at Tirumala and the temple remained under the administration of these Mahants till 1933 A.D.

In 1933, the Madras Legislature passed a special Act, which empowered the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Committee to control and administer a fixed group of temples in the Tirumala-Tirupati area through a Commissioner appointed by the Government of Madras.

In 1951, the Act of 1933 was replaced by an enactment whereby the administration of TTD was entrusted to a Board of Trustees, and an Executive Officer was appointed by the Government .

On the re-organisation of States on linguistic basis, a separate State for Telugu speaking people was formed and the Government of Andhra Pradesh has took over the Administration of the temple through this Board. The chairman and members of the Board are nominated by the Endowments Department of the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

The provisions of the Act of 1951 were retained by Charitable and Religious Endowments Act, 1966

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Varnam

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The dhruva bera stands approximately ten feet tall and stands a platform of about 18 inches.&nbsp;The platform follows a simple lotus design and the details of the any inscription on the platform is unknown to anyone except the temple&#39;s archakas (priests). The platform is usually covered in tulsi leaves except on Thursday afternoon and during Friday abhishekam.

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The face of the deity has exquisite features, with the nose neither flat nor prominent.&nbsp;

The eyes are prominent and has the outline of &#39;namam&#39; though it is not projected out of the deity. The eyes are partially covered with the namam made of pachakarpuram (raw camphor). The size, shape and details of the namam are governed by strict rules laid by the Vaikhanasa agamam.&nbsp;

The deity has a self manifested crown up to the forehead and jatajuta (curly hair) resting on the shoulder.&nbsp;

The chest is estimated to be between 36 and 40 inches in width and the waist would be between 24 and 27 inches, though there has never been a formal measurement of these statistics. Since the upper body is bare, features of the chest are prominently seen with the main feature being the image of a sitting Sridevi carved on the right side of the chest.&nbsp;

The image of lakshmi is integral to the deity. The deity has 4 arms. The upper arms in the position to hold his weapons though the Chakram and Conch are not integral to the deity. The removable Sudarshana chakram is placed on the upper right arm while the Panchajanya - Vishnu&#39;s conch is placed on the upper left arm. The lower right arm is in the Varada Hasta pose - palms facing outward towards the onlooker to signal boon giving nature of the lord. The lower left arm is in the Katyavalambita pose - palm facing the lord with the thumb nearly parallel to the waist.

The deity is seen with a dhoti worn waist downwards. Both the knees are slightly bent forward to indicate that the Lord is willing to come to the devotee&#39;s rescue. The shoulder of the lord has marks resembling scars made by constant wearing of bow and pack of arrows though the deity is not in the Tribhanga pose (unlike Tirumala Rama deity.

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Highlights

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We all know that Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam is the richest and one of the most revered shrines in India. But, there are so many interesting mystical facts out there beyond the commonly known trivia.&nbsp;

Swayambhu

Tirupati Balaji Temple holds a special significance among Hindus. According to the religion, Hinduism says that there are a total of 8 Vishnu Swayambhu Kshetras and Tirupati is one of them. The two imprints on his chest represent the places reserved for Lakshmi and Padmavathi is his body. Since the Lord himself transformed into a stone, the idol is considered to be extremely powerful.&nbsp;

The divine structure of the Tirumula main temple

Lord Sri Venkateswara, also known as Srinivasa, Balaji, and Veṅkaṭachalapati, made Tirumala his abode five thousand years ago. Even before him, it was Lord Varahaswami who had made Tirumala his abode. Since then, many devotees have continued to construct grand entrances on the ramparts of the temple over generations. The temple complex is spread over 16.2 acres of land. The structure of the temple was constructed around 300 AD. The Dravidian Style construction included the use of sandstones, granites and soapstones.

Dress of Swami

The silk dress Swami wears is 21 arms long and weighs around 6 kilos. The upper body of the idol is covered with saree and the lower body is covered with a dhoti. Also, the dress of the idol is never bought from a shop rather the devotees who wish to contribute towards submit a sum of amount to the temple&rsquo;s fund.

Engravings

The temple has various stone engravings from different ruling administrations of history. There are about 1180 engravings out of which 139 belong to the ruling period of Kondoi Veedu, 229 belong to King Krishna Deva Rayar, 147 belong to Sadasiva Rayar, 251 belong to Achchuthan Rayar period, 169 belong to Chalukya Kings ruling period and 236 belong to the Chola period.

Surroundings

The surroundings of this temple appear normal but when you explore it, the place becomes fascinating. Not far, the Garuda Hill in Tirumala is quite interesting to sight. The hill got its name because of the shape of a Garuda (An Eagle). What&rsquo;s interesting is the fact that Garuda is considered an abode of Lord Venkateshwara.

Another similar fact about hills is, one of the hills have a face of Swamy. It appears as if he is sleeping and you can actually see the face.

The entrance of the Tirumala hills has a rock formation which appears to be like a serpent hood. The distance of this formation is same as the height of the main idol.

At the main gate of the temple (Mahadwaram) one could find a stick. According to the beliefs, that stick was used by Ananthalwar to beat Swami when they were children. During this, one day swami got hit on his chin which oozed blood. Since then, the ritual of applying Chandan on Swami&rsquo;s chin came into existence.

Perpetual lit lamps

The light of an ardent devotee&rsquo;s heart for the Divine never gets extinguished, so does the earthen lamps placed before the idol of the deity in the sanctum sanctorum of the Tirupati Balaji Temple. There are no reliable records about the time when these lamps were lit and who lit them. All that is known is that they have been burning since a long time and will continue to do so.

Eyes are closed

Since the devotees cannot just withstand the powerful radiation emanating from the eyes of the Lord, the eyes are covered on most days excepting on Thursdays when the data-size of the white mark is relatively smaller enabling the devotees glimpse at the Lord&#39;s eyes to an extent.

Devotees give hair in Tirupati

The reason behind hair donation is that Lord Venkateshwara repays his loan taken from Lord Kuber. It is believed that God gives you 10 times more value in the form of money than what the devotees donate hair at the Tirupati Balaji temple. It is said that whoever donates their hair is blessed by Goddess Lakshmi.

Tirupati Temple closed for 12 years

A strong belief on a legend about the actual existence of Swamy is found in the region. Long ago, in 19th century India, the King of the region imposed death sentence on twelve people for committing a heinous crime. The twelve of them were hung by their necks until death. Post death, the body of the deceased criminals were left hanging on the walls of the temple .The temple got closed for 12 years and It was at that time&nbsp; Venkateswara Swamy had once appeared in real.

Secret of an unknown village

For the ritual worship of the deities housed in the Tirupati Balaji Temple, the flowers, clarified butter, milk, butter-milk, holy leaves etc. are sourced from an undisclosed village located about twenty two kilometres away from Tirupati. The little village has never been seen or visited by any outsider except its own people.

Idol of the deity is not in the centre

&nbsp;idol of Lord Tirupati Balaji placed may appear to be standing in the centre of the sanctum sanctorum, but technically, it is not so. The idol is actually placed in the right hand corner of the shrine.

Real hair of Balaji

The hair worn by Lord Balaji is silky, smooth, tangle-free, and absolutely real. The story behind those faultless locks goes like this &ndash; Lord Balaji, during his regime on earth, lost some of his hair in an unexpected mishap. A Gandharva Princess named Neela Devi quickly took note of this incident, and cut a portion of her glorious mane. She offered her chopped locks humbly to the dity and requested him to plant them on his head. Pleased with her devotion, the god accepted the kind offering and promised that whoever visits his shrine and sacrifices his/her hair at his feet will be blessed. Ever since, it has been a custom among devotees to shave their head off in the temple before or after their desires are fulfilled.

Sea waves behind Lord Balaji&rsquo;s idol

You may want to hear to believe, but the unchangeable truth is that the sound of enormous sea waves can be heard if one puts his/her ear on the back of the deity&rsquo;s image housed in the shrine.

Moist idol

For an inexplicable reason, the back of the idol always remains moist, despite the priests labouring to keep it dry.Lord Balaji&rsquo;s image may be carved out of stone, but it is fully infused with life and very much alive, if reports are to be believed. The idol of the holy deity maintains a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit, even though the surroundings are cool due to the steep location of the temple (3000 feet).

Every morning, after the holy bath known as Abhishekham, droplets of sweat appear on the image of Balaji which have to be wiped off with a silken fabric by the priests. On Thursdays, when the priests remove the ornaments of the idol for a holy bath, they come off with a sensation of warmth.

Flowers offered to Lord comes out at Verpedu

Going by the rule book, the temple priests do not throw the flowers offered to Lord Balaji during morning worship out of the GarbhaGudi or Sanctum Sanctorum. So, they are thrown into the waterfalls which flow behind the rear side of the idol. The priests, however, refrain from looking at the back side of the holy deity for the rest of the day. Surprisingly, the discarded flowers can be seen at a place known as Yerpedu which lies 20 kilometres away from Tirupati.

Idol survives strong chemical reaction

It is a scientifically known fact that when raw camphor or green camphor (Pachai Karpooram), a derivative of Cinnamomum camphora tree, is applied on any stone, it leads to cracks and fissures on the object. The idol of Shri Tirupati Balaji, however, is resistant to the volatile chemical reactions of camphor, and bears no marks, even though it remains smeared with the substance most of the time.

The idol is stronger than any material. Even after the application of Green Camphor, which is known as the strongest material that could initiate a crack in any stone, the idol of Swami is unaffected.

&nbsp;Goddess Laxmi

&nbsp;Goddess Laxmi still lives in the heart of Balaji. Literally! According to the priests in Tirupati Balaji, during Nijaroopa Darshanam on every Thursday, the main idol is decorated with white wood paste. After the paste is taken off, the imprint of the Goddess is left.

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Sevas/Festivals

Daily seva

The lord gets complete attention during most of the rituals conducted in the garbha griha.

After, the lord is woken up during the Suprabhatam Seva, Suddhi (cleansing) is done by removal of flowers from the previous day and apportionment of holy water bought from&nbsp; &nbsp; Akasa Ganga thirtam for the day&#39;s prayer.

During Tomala Seva, the gold kavacham (armour) of the feet is removed and abhishekam is done daily to it. Bhoga Srinivasa, the Kautuka beram of the temple receives full&nbsp; &nbsp;abhishekam every day in lieu of the Dhruva bera.

Sahasranamarchana - recital of 1,000 names of Lord Srinivasa is performed to the main deity after the completion of Tomala seva. Naivedyam (food offerings) are made thrice during the day and is preceded by recital from various scriptures.

Following the first Naivedyam (also called First Bell), verses from Prabandham is read. Before the mid-day and second naivedyam (also called Second Bell), Ashthottaranama (108 names of the Lord) is read and this is a private service.

The rituals of Tomala Seva, Archana and Naivedyam is conducted in the evening after Malayappa swami returns from Sahasra Deepalankarana Seva and is called Night Kainkaryams Naivedyam is offered to other deities only after apportionment of the same to the main deity.

Weekly sevas

This temple is mentioned by the Tamil Azhwar saints to be one amongst 106 Vishnu temples, to be present in the earthly realms.

As per the Vaikhanasa traditions, the deity is worshipped six times a day. Ushakala, Prathakala, Madhyanika, Aparahaa, Sandhyakala and Ardharatri Aradhana are the six aradhanas done for the deity.

Apart from these daily sevas, Ashtadala Pada Padmaaradhana Seva is conducted every Tuesday after the second bell. During the ceremony, the priests reads each of the 108 names of the Lord while offering a gold lotus to the feet of the lord after the recital of the name. On completion of archana for the lord&#39;s consorts, two kinds of arati is shown to the Lord.

On Thursdays, Tiruppavada Seva is performed to Dhruva bera in the Tirumamani mantapam inside the sanctum sanctorum. During the seva, large quantities of pulihora (tamarind rice) heaped in trapezoidal or pyramidal shape along with sweetmeats like payasam, laddus, jilebis, appam deposited on the edges is offered to the Lord with appropriate mantras.

On Fridays, Abhishekam is performed accompanied by the chanting of pancha suktas (five suktas - Purusha Suktam, Sri Suktam, Narayana Suktam, Bhu Suktam and Nila Suktam) and prabhandams.

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