Srinivasa Kalyanam performed at Dokiparru temple on a grand note in Andhra Pradesh

AMARAVATI: The celestial wedding of Sri Venkateswara Swamy at Sri Bhu Sametha Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple in Dokiparru village in Krishna district was performed on a grand note on Thursday.

The founder trustees of the temple, P. V. Krishna Reddy and Sudha Reddy performed the special Kalyaanam of the deity as part of the Mahakshetram seventh anniversary. Vedic scholars recited mantras explaining the significance of Venkateswara Kalyanam. According to the vedic beliefs, those who do not have daughters consider Goddess Lakshmi and Goddess Padmavati as their own and perform Sri Srinivasa Kalyanam.

Before performing the Kalyanam of lord Sri Venkateswara, a special bath referred as chakrasnanam is given to the deities by the priests. After the Nitya Archana and Tomala Seva in the early hours, the ceremonial idols were brought to the Snapana Mandapam. The deities were showered in milk, yoghurt, honey and spices.

Later, Gandhotsavam and Chakrasnaanam were performed in the specially decorated newly constructed koneru (pond) in the temple premises. Vedic scholars said that if people take a dip in the pond after the holy bath is performed the idols, they would get the power of a hundred horsemen. It is believed that taking a dip in this Pushkarini every day is equal to taking a bath in a holy River during its Pushkaram (12 years of holy flow).

The founding trustees of the temple P. V. Krishna Reddy, Sudha Reddy and P. V. Subbareddy, P. Virareddy, Vijayalakshmi, Kommareddy Bapireddy, Vijaya Bhaskaramma P. Nagireddy, Prasanna, venkata Lakshmi, krishnaveni and their extended families along with a large number of devotees participated in all the special rituals held during the Kalyanam.