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Religious Places News: Know the darshan timings and how Ratha Saptami 2024 is celebrated in Tirumala. Lord Surya's birth festival, also known as Surya Jayanti. Devotees observe fast and offer prayers to Lord Surya. Procession of Lord Sri Malayappa Swamy on seven carriers throughout the day.
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Pilgrims exult as sun rays touch the feet of the deity on Suryaprabha Vahanam
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Visual treat: Lord Malayappa Swamy riding the ‘Suryaprabha Vahanam’ on the occasion of ‘Ratha Sapthami’, at Tirumala on Friday.
Pilgrims exult as sun rays touch the feet of the deity on Suryaprabha Vahanam
A large number of pilgrims took part in Ratha Sapthami celebrations at Tirumala on Friday. Even though, the Tirumala Tirupati Devashtanams (TTD) had provided just around 50,000 ‘darshan’ tickets on the festival day in adherence to the COVID guidelines, the turnout was far beyond expectations.
The occasion to witness seven processions of the Lord in a single day might have also prompted pilgrims to visit Tirumala. Majority of them wore face masks and had hand sanitisers. However, they didn’t adhere to physical distancing norm during processions.