Festivals

Major Festivals 

               Sri Venkateswara Swamy Devastanam, Dwaraka Tirumala, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh is one of the major temple in India. The devotees who are not to go Tirumala, they are offered their offerings on the feet of Dwaraka Tirumala Deity. The main special of deity is   Sage Dwaraka picked up and unearthed the Lord from Valmikam(Ant-hill) and worshipped the deity, as such it is named as Dwaraka Tirumala. Since the feet of Swayambhu are in Valimikam, about 400 years back another idol brought from Tirupathi and installed on the back of Swayambhu and Pratista was done as per ‘Vaikhanasa’ Agama. This Devasthanam is an unique feature that two idols are located in same ‘sanctum sanctorum’. 

            The major festivals are in the temple as here under below:

¨                          Giripradakshina                                      (January)

¨                         Swamy Vari Vysakha Kalyanam             (April-May) 

¨                         Pavithrotsavams                                      (September) 

¨                        Swamy Vari Aswayuja Kalyanam            (September-October) 

¨                       Teppotsavam.                                          (November)

   Giripradakshina :

            During the month  Pushya masam(January) GIRIPRADAKSHINA is performed on On Kanuma Mahotsavams. On Kanuma Mahotsavam Swamy`s Pallaki Utsavam celebrate around the hill and function is performed at Kanuma Mandapam of  Dorasanipadu village near by Dwaraka Tirumala 

Kalyana Mahotsavams

                 Two annual Brahmotsvams are being performed, one in Vaisakhamasam (May) for Swayambhu and another in Aswayuja Masa(October) to the installed deity.

                    Dasami                          Making Pedli Kumarudu

                    Ekadasi                         Dwajarohanam

                    Trayodasi                      Edurkolu

                    Chdurdasi                     Kalyana Mahotsavam

                    Punnami(Pournami)       Radhotsavams

                    Padyami                       Chakravari

                    Vidiya                           Sri Pushpa Yagam  (Last day of Kalyana mahotsavams)

             

          

Teppotsavam

   Sri Swamy vari Teppotsavams  performed on Karthika sudda Dwadasi (October)