Vasanthotsavam Seva
Vasanthotsavam Seva (Vasanthotsavam Seva): This is the annual festival performed in Tirumala for Lord Venkateswara. This Vasanthotsavam is done on auspicious days of Trayodasi, Pournami, and Chaturdasi in the Chaitra month, like March or April. Vasanthotsavam is a three-day festival that starts with Ankurarpanam.
This Vasanthotsavamm festival is celebrated as the remainder of the coming summer season and the end of the spring season. This Vasanthotsavam was started in 1463 AD by King Achytharaya for the Vijayanagara Dynasty and is celebrated every year in April.
Sanapana Tirumanjanam is the main speciality of this annual seva. On the first two days, Persistent gives the holy bath to Sri Malayappa Swami, and on the third day, all the idols from the three yugas are brought to Vasantha Mandapam, and with Vedic mantras, Abhishekam will perform.
- Threta Yugam: Lord Sri Rama, Seetha, Lakshmana and Hanuman
- Dwapara Yugam: Lord Sri Krishna, Rukmini, and Satyabhama
- Kaliyugam: Lord Venkateswara (Malayappa Swami), Sri Devi and Bhu Devi.
The importance of Vasanthotsavam:
- In this Vasanthotsavamm Lord Srinivasa along with his beautiful wifes, Sri Devi and Bhu Devi are given the leisure bath with aromic salts to give relief from the hot sun.
- One day before of this Vasanthotsavam festival starts with Ankurarpanam (Nine different seed are sowed). Next, the three days ritual starts with the Punya Vachanam, Vaasthu Shanthi, and Samprokshanam.
