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A traditional 2,700-year-old 'Munivahana Seva' ritual was replicated near Tirupati to champion social harmony, featuring a prominent priest carrying a Dalit devotee into the temple.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has directed officials to begin extensive preparations for the Godavari Pushkarams 2027, aiming to elevate the festival into a globally recognized spiritual and cultural milestone.
A team of epigraphists has documented stone inscriptions detailing centuries of regional history, royal donations, and cultural evolution.
The nine day annual temple festival ends as priests lower the sacred Garuda flag amid Vedic chants at the historic shrine.
Breaking century-old socio-religious barriers, a group of transgender women are serving as trained Vedic priests at a prominent coastal Andhra temple.
Thousands of devotees filled the streets of Tirupati to pull the majestic wooden chariot during the traditional Rathotsavam festival.
A new five kilometer road winding up Indraleeladri hill will separate incoming and outgoing pilgrim traffic to the shrine.
The ritual marks the beginning of a two-day national matrimonial meet drawing prospective brides, grooms, and families to the temple town.
The upcoming transit facility will feature budget hotels, multi-level parking, and amenities to manage heavy tourist footfall to the hill shrine.
A specialized central team will document unrecorded ancient stone inscriptions and structural ruins hidden across the Andhra Pradesh core forest.
On the sixth day of the annual Brahmotsavams, the processional deity of Lord Govindaraja Swamy enthralled devotees in Tirupati by riding the Hanumantha Vahanam and Gaja Vahanam.