Lord Govindaraja rode the lion in the morning and majestically went round the town on the pearl-studded canopy in the evening on Wednesday as part of the ongoing annual Brahmotsavams.
On the third day of the nine-day fete, the deity was taken on ‘Simha Vahanam’ around the temple precincts. Led by the elephants, horses and bulls forming part of the temple paraphernalia, the procession of the deity on the celestial carrier ‘Simha’ attracted the attention of one and all. ‘Stotra Vangmayam’ says the Lord appears as a fierce lion in the heart of the demons and it is hence, the Lord, depicted as personification of valour, is taken on the lion.
With the milky white moon on the evening sky dazzling the pearls, the procession on ‘Muthyapu Pandiri Vahanam’ turned out to be a grand spectacle. Sri Sadagopa Ramanuja Pedda Jeeyar, Sri Govinda Ramanuja Chinna Jeeyar, Deputy Executive Officer (Local Temples) S. Chandrasekhar Pillai and Vigilance Guard Officer Govinda Reddy took part.
