The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has dispensed with the pre-dawn Suprabhata rituals at the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara in view of the ‘Dhanurmasa’ festival, scheduled to commence from December 17.
However, the ‘Thiruppavai’, a set of religious hymns, will be recited during the awakening of the deity everyday during the period.
The Suprabhatam rituals will be resumed from January 15, the TTD officials have said.
Koil Alwar Thirumanjanam will be performed at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on December 19. The rituals will be performed as a prelude to the auspicious Vaikunta Ekadasi, scheduled to be celebrated on December 23.
In connection with the event, the TTD has cancelled the weekly Astadala Pada Padmaradhana Seva at the temple.
