Tirumala Brahmotsavalu

Every day is a festival day in Tirumala and the Lord of Riches, Universal Lord Sri Venkateswara enjoys over 450 festivals in a year which includes daily, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, and yearly festivals. Among these, the annual Brahmotsavams are considered most important as they are believed to have been initiated by none other than Lord Brahma, the creator Himself. Tirumala Brahmotsavam is one of the most important festivals celebrated every year dedicated to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Tirumala Hills in Tirupati. Millions of people participate in this festival that is held for nine days. Tirumala Brahmotsavam is celebrated for nine days and this year it will start from 26th September and end on 5th October 2022 at Tirumala. This festival is organied by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam in a grand manner. On the festival days the utsav idols of Lord Sri Venkateswara, Sri Devi and Bhu Devi are carried out on the streets of Tirumala in a chariot. The main activities carried out during the nine day celebrations in Brahmotsavam are Aalaya Suddhi, Mritsangrahanam, Dwajarohanam, Vahana Seva, Srivari Koluvu, Snapanam, Choornabhishekam, Chakrasnanam, Devatodwasanam, Dhwajavarohanam. Tirupati Temple is located in the Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh. The temple of the world famous Lord Venkateswara, popularly called Lord Balaji is among India’s most prominent destination for pilgrimage and religious tourism. The ghat road from Tirupati leading up the seven hills of Tirumala, daily sees millions of pilgrims from across the world visit Tirumala – Tirupati Temple to have a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara’s blissful Darshan. Apart from Lord Venkateswara Temple, the surrounding natural and manmade attractions such as Sila Toranam, Chandragiri Fort, Venkateswara Zoological Park and a few noted ancient temples make for an ideal pilgrimage as well as holiday destination.