Mahasamprokshanam begins at TTD’s new temple in Bhubaneswar

TIRUPATI: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams new Lord Venkateswara temple at Bhubaneswar in the state of Odisha is all set for a grand inauguration.
A battery of officials and priests who ceremoniously carried out the “Ankurarpanam” seed sowing ritual at the new temple complex on Saturday, began the Mahasamprokshanam rituals at the Lord Balaji Mandir on Sunday.
A series of agamic rituals including Kankana Dharana, Nava Kalasa Snapanam, Panchagavya Adhivasam were performed.
As part of the customary practic, the idol of Lord Venkateswara was rendered sacred bath with various aromatic ingredients from nine vessels.
Later in the evening, Kalasa Sthapana, Agni Pratistha, Ukta Homam was observed by the archakas under the supervision of Agama advisor Dr Vedantam Vishnu Bhattacharya
Deputy EO Gunabhushan Reddy and temple priests were present.
Majeti Munaiah, former general manager at the Odisha state civil supplies corporation, Bhubaneswar along with his spouse Venkata Padma donated a Salagrama Haram to the deity on Sunday.
According to the donor the sacred jewel weighed around 2.28kg wrapped in around 670 grams of silver. All the 54 Saligramas (holy stones believed to be non-anthropomorphic representation of Lord Vishnu) are the original and precious ones that were brought from banks of Kali Gandaki river at Muktinath in Nepal which are considered to be most auspicious.
Local advisory committee chief Dushmant Kumar and TTD officials were also present.
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