Key Takeaways
- TTD EO makes elaborate arrangements for Tiruchanur brahmotsavams to ensure devotees’ convenience.
- The festival will be held from November 28 to December 4, and cultural programs will be held under the auspices of the Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad.
- TTD surveillance and security officials will coordinate with the local police to take up strong security arrangements.
Tirupati: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Executive Officer J Syamala Rao has directed the officials to make elaborate arrangements to ensure against any inconvenience to the devotees coming for the annual Kartika Brahmotsavams of Goddess Padmavati Ammavari Temple at Tiruchanoor near here, which is scheduled from November 28 to December 4.
Rao reviewed the brahmotsavam arrangements on Monday and instructed officials to keep past experiences in mind and work in coordination to organize the festival like Tirumala Srivari Brahmotsavams, sources said on Tuesday.
The EO directed officials to complete engineering works such as drinking water, rangolis, queue lines, and barricades at the earliest.
Among others, the electrical decorations in the temple and surrounding areas, the PA system and LED screens, the cultural, religious, and music programs under the auspices of the Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishad at the Mahathi Kalakshetra, Annamacharya Kalamandiram, Ramachandra Pushkarini, Shilparam, and Asthana Mandapam in Tirupati to attract the devotees.
He asked officials to prepare a list of dance troupes from other states performing in Vahan seva.
He suggested attractive flower decorations in the Friday Gardens along with continuous distribution of Annaprasadam on the day of Panchmi Theertham days as well as on Brahmotsavam days, and trained staff should be deployed in vahana sevas to monitor elephants, horses, and bulls.
The EO also ordered that sufficient temporary and mobile toilets should be set up to provide better sanitation.
Doctors and paramedical staff, along with ambulances and medicines, should be kept ready to provide medical services to the devotees.
TTD surveillance and security officials should coordinate with the local police and take up strong security arrangements.
