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India's Tirumala Venkateswara Temple in Tirupati is a global spiritual magnet, attracting tens of millions annually and standing as the most visited temple by April 2026. Dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, the temple offers a profound experience beyond darshan, with unique rituals like hair offerings and a GI-tagged laddu prasadam.

Tirumala Srivari Brahmotsavams - the spectacular utsavam of the vahanams, which is celebrated with utmost pomp and gaiety, is likely to be a low-key affair for the first time in the history of the Tirumala temple, on account of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

In a new record, more than 75,000 devotees had "free darshan" at Lord Venkateswara temple on the annual Brahmotsavams festival Friday evening.

Tirumala Brahmotsav is a significant annual festival celebrated at the Tirumala Temple in Andhra Pradesh. The festival schedule for 2023 has been released by TTD. The festival includes various rituals such as Dwajarohanam, Rathotsavam, Snapana Tirumanjanam, Vahana Sevas, and Chakra Snanam. There are three types of darshans available during the festival: Sarva Darshan, Vahana Seva Darshan, and Arijitha Seva. The festival will take place from October 15 to October 23, 2023, with different events scheduled each day.

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) executive officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy said on Tuesday that the temple administration will facilitate darshan for at least 1,000 devotees from the weaker sections of the society during the annual Brahmotsavams festival slated to be celebrated from October 7.

In a new record, more than 75,000 devotees had free darshan at the world renowned Lord Venkateswara temple on Friday. This is the first time in the history of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams that such a large number of devotees managed to have free darshan on a single day that too at the annual Brahmotsavams festival time.

TIRUPATI: Twenty pilgrims were injured in a stampede during the Garuda Seva procession on the fifth day of the annual brahmotsavam festival at around mid-night on Wednesday night in the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here, police said.

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to impact religious formalities at the world renowned Lord Venkateswara temple at Tirumala, where the annual Brahmotsavams will be held in 'Ekantham' within the temple premises for the first time in the history of the ancient hill temple.

The Srivari Brahmotsavams in Tirumala, also known as ‘Utsavam of the Vahanams’, is likely to be a low-key affair this time due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While as many as 450 different festivals are celebrated at the sacred abode of Lord Venkateswara every year, the annual Brahmotsavams occupies a special place in the hearts of millions of the Lord’s devotees.

Chittoor district administration officials along with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams’(TTD) administration and the Tirupati urban police wing are gearing up for the smooth conduct of the nine-day annual Brahmotsavams festival, slated to be celebrated at the Lord Venkateswara temple from September 30.

Religious ecstasy marked the Rathotsavam procession held on a grand note on the penultimate day of the annual Brahmotsavams at Tirumala on Tuesday.