The annual Brahmotsavams began on a grand note at the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)-run Sri Kodandarama Swamy temple here on Friday.
Marking the ‘Dhwajarohanam’ ritual, priests hoisted its sacred flag atop the temple flag in the auspicious hours between 7.45 a.m. and 8.25 a.m., amid chanting of Vedic hymns and playing of traditional music. The flag was earlier taken in a grand procession around the temple.
In the evening, the deities of Sri Kodandarama ensemble were taken in a procession around the temple on ‘Pedda Sesha Vahanam’, a seven-hooded serpent representing the mystic serpent Adisesha.
However, with the general elections fast approaching and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in force, the event passed off as a silent affair. His Holiness Sri Pedda Jeeyangar Swamy, Deputy Executive Officers C. Govindarajan, Naga Ratna, and Assistant Executive Officer Partha Saradhi took part in the ritual.
