Sreevaari Brahmotsavam is held every year at the most divine Tirumala hills seat of the supreme God of Sri Lord Venkateswara also called Sreenivaasa.
The event is conducted for nine days from the month of september to october.
Tirumala is the glorious view at the time of bramhosthavam. Temple will be filled with full of lights and flowers.
During the ‘Brahmotsavams‘ of Tirumala Venkateswara temple,Lakhs of devotees visits the temple to get the blessings of Lord Sri Balaji.
TTD has been announcing every hour about availability of rooms and that devotees could get accommodation easily.
But many committed devotees prefer to sleep in the court yard in front of Srivari Temple after their
darshan and submitting all of their contribution in the Hundi.There is never a dark alley in Tirumala.
Devotees keep pouring out of the temple after darshan and scramble for procuring laddus or for anna prasadam complex.
The two Brahmotsavam festivals of Tirumala Sri Venkateswara temple are named as ‘Srivari Salakatla Brahmotsavam‘ and ‘Srivari Navaratri Brahmotsavam‘.
Tirumala will be taken on different vahanams during morning and evening on 9 day festival on four mada streets encircling the shrine.
The vahanams will be led by Brahmaratham, devotees performing cultural dances and music, Archakas chanting sacred hymns, Elephant, horse march-fast etc.
The following celebrations are:
1st Day Celebrations
Morning: Dwajarohanam
Dwajaarohanam is a flag-hoisting festival that is held on the first day by hoisting a flag (Garudadhwaja) with a picture of Garuda (vehicle of Lord Maha Vishnu) on the top of the Dwajah Sthambham in front of the sanctum sanctorum.
In the evening,Aadi Sesha the thousand headed Chief Serpent God as his vehicle.Aadisesha is the seat on which Lord SriManNarayana rests in his home Sri Vaikunta.
2nd Day Celebrations:
Morning: Chinna Sesha Vahanam.
On the second day morning the Lord is taken out in a procession on Vaasuki (Serpent God) as his vehicle. In Bhagavath Geetha Lord Sri Krishna says He is Vaasuki among the serpents. Chinna Sesha Vahanam will be five headed.
Evening: Hamsa Vahanam
On the second day evening the Lord is again taken out in a procession on Hamsa (Swan) as his vehicle.Hamsa or swan means ‘pure’. Hamsa is believed to have a high intellectual capability and can distinguish good from bad.
3rd Day Celebrations:
Morning: Simha Vahanam
On the third day morning the Lord is taken out in a procession on Lion symbol as his vehicle. Lion is a symbol of royalty and power. Lord assumed the form of half man and half lion in his Narasimha Avathara. Lord Sri Krishna says in Bhagavath Geetha that he is the Lion among the animals.
Evening: Mutyapu Pandiri Vahanam
On the evening of the third day, the Lord is again taken out in procession along with
his concerts Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi in a palanquin decorated with a canopy of pearls. Pearl is said to be a symbol of purity and royalty.
4th Day Celebrations:
Morning: Kalpavriksha Vahanam
On the fourth day of the festival the Lord is taken out in procession in the morning on Kalpa Vruksha as his vehicle signifying that he is the giver of boons to his devotees and fulfills their wishes.
Evening: Sarvabhoopala Vahanam
On the fourth day evening the Lord is again taken out in procession on a vehicle called as Sarva Bhoopala Vahanam signifying that He is the Lord of Lords.
5th Day Celebrations:
Morning: Mohini Avatharam
On the fifth day morning the Lord is taken out in procession decorated in the attire of Mohini Avatharam (Ksheera Sagara Madhanam) the one who has distributed the Divine Nectar.
Evening: Garuda Vahanam
On the fifth day evening the Lord Sri Venkateswara is taken out in procession specially decorated, with his main devotee and chief vehicle Garuda (Garukmantha) the king of birds as his vehicle.
It is a unique occasion when thousands gather together and would like to witness the procession.
6th Day Celebrations:
Morning: Hanumantha Vahanam
On the sixth day morning the Lord is taken out in procession with Lord Hanuman as his vehicle. Hanuman was the personification of the most trusted and self less service to the Lord in his avathara as Sri Rama in Treta Yuga.
Undoubtedly Lord Hanuman was the greatest devotee of Lord Sri Rama.
Evening: Swarna Rathotsavam / Gaja Vahanam
On the sixth day evening the Lord is taken out first for Swarnarathotsavam and then in procession on Elephant (Gaja) or Airavatham as his vehicle.We find in Sri Madbhagavatham (Gajendra Moksham) Lord instantly coming to the rescue of Gajendra and get him relieved from the clutches of the Crocodile.
7th Day Celebrations:
Morning: Surya Prabha Vahanam
On the seventh day morning the Lord Venkateswara is taken out in procession with Sun God driving the Chariot.Purusha Sooktha describes Sun as born from the eyes of Lord SrimanNarayana.
Sun is said to be an incarnation of Lord Maha Vishnu (Surya Narayana) .
Evening: Chandra Prabha Vahanam
On the seventh day evening the Lord is again taken out in procession with Moon as symbol of his vehicle. Purusha Sooktha describes Moon as "Chandrama Manaso Jaathaha" (Moon is born from the mind Lord Maha Vishnu).Moon is the commander of mind and is a symbol of cool and pleasantness.
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8th Day Celebrations:
Morning: Rathostavam
On the penultimate day (eighth day) morning the Lord Venkateswara is taken out in procession along with his consorts seated on a fully decorated Chariot pulled by the devotees with the chanting of Govinda Nama Smarana.
Evening: Ashwa Vahanam
On the eighth day evening the Lord is again taken out in procession with Aswa (Horse) as his vehicle symbolizing the forthcoming Kalki Avathara.Lord Venkateswara used to ride on a horse during hunting of wild animals. Lord assumed the form of Horse head during his avathara as Hayagreeva.
9th Day Celebrations:
Morning: Chakra Snanam
On the ninth day morning, last day of the Brahmostavam,specialabhishekam (Avabhrutha Snanam) is held for utsava moorthy of Lord Venkateswara and his concerts Sri Devi and Bhoo Devi in the complex of Lord Varaha Swamy temple on the banks of Swamy Pushkarini.Later, the Sudarshana Chakra is immersed in the waters of Swamy Pushkarini. We find large number of devotes simultaneously taking a dip in the Pushkarini waters at that time. It is believed and said that one will get absolved from sins by taking a dip in Swamy Pushkarini simultaneously along with the Sudarshana Chakra on this day.
Evening: Dwajaavarohanam
On the ninth day evening the Garuda flag will be lowered as a mark of completion of the Brahmostavam.The jeeyangas will be there along with priests. They will chant various mantras.It is performed in the dwajastamba mandapa.
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