DWARAKA TIRUMALA: 8/28/11

Temple Calendar for the Month:

S.No.	Telugu Month	Tidhi	Festival
1	Chaitram	Sudda Padyami	Samvatsaradi,Panchamruta Snapanam,Seshavahanotsavam, PanchangaSravanam,Pandita Sanmanam.
		Sudda Navami	Sri Rama Navami
		Sudda Saptami to Sudda Trayodasi	Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Kalyanamahotsavam at Lakshmipuram.
2	Vaisakham	Sudda Dasami to Bahula Vidiya	Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Kalyanamahotsavams at Dwaraka Tirumala.
		Dasami	Making Pendli Kumarudu
		Ekadasi	Dwajarohanam
		Trayodasi	Edurkolu
		Chaturdasi	Tirukalyanamahotsavamulu, Narasimha Jayanthi.
		Purnima	Radhotsavam
		Padyami	Chakravaari
		Vidiya	Sri Pushpa Yagam
		Tadiya to Saptami	Vadayatha Utsavam
		Dasami	Hanumajjayanthi
3	JAESTAM	---	---
4	Ashadam	Ekadasi	Tholi Ekadasi
5	Sravanam	Trayodasi to Padyami	Srivaari Pavitrotsavams.
		Trayodasi	Ankurarpanam
		Chaturdasi	Sayanadhivasam
		Purnima>	Vikhanasa Jayanthi, Pavitharohanam
		Padyami	Pavithrotsava Purnahuthi
		Ashtami	Sri Krishna Janmashtami
		Navami	Utla Panduga, Gramotsavam
		Dasami	Pavitrotsava Ankurarpanam at Lakshmipuram Temple.
		Ekadasi	Pavithrotsava Sayanadhivasam
		Dwadasi	Pavithrarohana
		Trayodasi	Pavithrotsava Purnahuthi at Lakshmipuram.
6	Bhadrapadam	Sudda Dasami to Thrayodasi	Sri Venkateswara Swamy Vari Pavithrotsavam at Mylavaram.
7	Aswayujam	Sudda Padyami to Navami	Sarannavarathrulu.
		Dasami	Vijaya Dasami, Sami Puja, starting of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Kalyanotsavams at Dwaraka Tirumala. Making of Pendli Kumarudu.
		Sudda Ekadasi	Dwajarohanam
		Thrayodasi	Edurkolu Utsavam.
		Chaturdasi	Tirukalyana Mahotsavam
		Purnima	Radhotsavam
		Bahula Padyami	Avabhrutotsavam Chakravari
		Vidiya	Sri Pushpayagam
		Chaturdasi	Naraka Chaturdasi, Swatyabyumganam, Deepavali, Gramotsavam
8	Kartikam	Sudda Dwadasi	Kshirabdi Dwadasi, Dwaraka Tirumala Sri Venkateshwara Swami Vari Teppotsavam
		Purnima	Krutika Deepotsavam, Jwala Toranam, Sri Konda Malleswara Swamy vari Gramotsavam
9	Margasiram	Sudda Ekadasi	Mukkoti Ekadasi, Adhyanotsava Prarambham
		Trayodasi	Hanumat Vratam { if not Dhanusankran, this can be in Pushya Masam)
10	Pushyam		Bhogi Goda Kalyanam Makara Samkramanam Gramotsavam Kanuma Panduga – Giri Pradakshina { These 3 festivals will come by Makara Samkramanam }
11	Magham	From Sudda Dasami to Phalguna Vidiya	Mylavaram Sri Venkateshwara Swami Vari Kalyanotsavams
		From Bahula Dasami to Phalguna Sudda Vidiya	Malleswara Swamy Vari Tiru Kalyana Mahotsavams in Dwaraka Tirumala and Mylavaram Sivaratrotsavams
12	Phalgunam	Sudda Purnima	Lakshmi Jayanthi, Dola Purnima, Dolotsavam.

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)