Ankurarpanam Performed for Tirumala Navaratri Brahmotsavams

Tirumala, Oct 11 (UNI) The traditional Ankurarpanam ceremony for the Srivari Navaratri Brahmotsavams, scheduled to be held from October 12 to 20, was performed at Tirumala on Sunday evening in accordance with Vaikhanasa Agama traditions. Senadhipati Sri Vishvaksena led a ceremonial procession along the four Mada Streets to symbolically inspect the arrangements for the festival. The Ankurarpanam ritual was subsequently performed in the Yagashala, seeking divine blessings for the successful conduct of the nine-day celebrations. As part of the ritual, sacred seeds were sown in earthen pots called palikas, with prayers for the successful completion of the Brahmotsavams and the…