The spiritual ambience atop the sacred hill abode of Lord Venkateswara was further amplified on Thursday as the processional deity of Lord Malayappa was brought out on three different vahanams.
While the procession of Hanumantha vahanam was organised in the morning, the procession of golden chariot (Ratha Ranga Dolotsavam) in the evening dominated the religious proceedings.
In an ostentatious display of riches, Lord Malayappa flanked on either side by his two divine consorts and mounted atop the thirty one feet golden chariot, was dragged along the thoroughfares of the town amidst great religious fervour.
Tens of thousands of devotees congregated on either side of the mada streets of the hill temple to catch a glimpse of the ‘procession on wheels’.
The air was electrified with the chorus vocalization of ‘Govinda namam’ by the assembled devout as the dazzling chariot in all its grandeur hurtled by.
TTD Executive officer Anil Kumar Singhal formally released six publications being brought out by the TTD at the Vahana mandapam.
The day came to an end with the procession of ‘Gaja’ vahanam in the night.
