
Fervour marks ‘Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam’
The Hindu
The cleansing ritual is performed ahead of the annual Brahmotsavams
‘Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam’ was performed on Tuesday at the temple of Lord Venkateswara amid religious ecstasy.
The ritual was performed as a prelude to the annual Brahmotsavams scheduled to commence from October 7.
All the idols of the ‘parivara’ deities were temporarily removed from the sanctum sanctorum, and the main deity was provided with a water-proof covering.

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