Lord Malayappa rides ‘Kalpa Vruksha Vahanam’
The Hindu
Sacred garlands brought from Goda Devi temple in Tamil Nadu
The ‘Kalpa Vruksha Vahana Seva’ was performed in the Lord Venkateswara temple on Sunday as part of the nine-day annual Brahmotsavams.
Special rituals were performed to the processional deity of Lord Malayappa, who was adorned as ‘Rajamannar’, and his two consorts seated atop the golden ‘Kalpa Vruksha Vahanam’ at the Kalyanotsava Mandapam inside the temple.
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