Each morning at 6:00, the Lord is woken up with the recitation of the Venkateshwara Suprabhatam followed by the ‘shodasha upacharam’ (16 Vedic poojas). 108 names of the Lord are chanted along with offering of flowers and tulsi leaves at the Lotus feet of Lord Venkateshwara and then an Archana Pooja is performed. Later, the idol of the Lord is bathed, dressed with fresh silk clothes and jewelry and offered camphor and Chandan. Fresh garlands of flowers created by the devotees, following particular devotional standards, are then offered to the Lord. By 7:30 am, Deepa (oil lamp), dhoop (incense), fruits and milk sweets are offered in the balabhogam, followed by Rajabhoga, which is a delicious preparation offered to the Lord. At 6:00 in the evening, a variety of fruits is offered to the Lord which is called Sandhya Bhog. The Lord is put to rest during Ekanta Seva with massaging of the Lotus feet of Lord Venkateshwara and recitation of devotional prayers and songs. For more information, you may write to us at admin@shreebalajimandir.org
Poornima Darshan
This is one such amazing and a true tale..please read and decide for yourself
Venkateshwara is a Sanskrit name where ‘Ven’ means to sin and ‘kata’ stands for destruction. Lord Venkateshwara has various names like Balaji, Srinivasa, Venkata and is a form of Lord Vishnu himself.
a. Sarath Poornima is the day when Lord Sri Krishna has performed a divine celestial dance on the banks of river Yamuna in Brundavan along with gopikas b. The ashada Poornima is celebrated as Guru Purnima, the birthday of Veda Vyasa Maharshi c. Chitra Poornima is a Tamil ceremony observed on the Poornima day. Chitra Poornima ritual commemorates Chitra Gupta who according to the scripts is the assistant of Lord Yama, the God of Death. It is on this day that the star Chitra and full moon come together. Considered as Chitra Gupta’s Birthday. i. Vasanthothsvam should be done on Chaitra pournima d. Lord Buddha got enlightment on the full moon day and this day is celebrated as Buddha Pournima. e. Pushpayagam has to be done on Kartika Poornima f. Teppotsavam should be done Phalguna Poornima.
Hence, the magnitude of the Lord’s affection for Saturday can fulfill your heart’s desires with a Saturday Darshan at Shree Balaji Temple.
View of Lord Venkateshwara at Full Moon day is as follows:
What is the importance of Poornima?
a. Sarath Poornima is the day when Lord Sri Krishna has performed a divine celestial dance on the banks of river Yamuna in Brundavan along with gopikas b. The ashada Poornima is celebrated as Guru Purnima, the birthday of Veda Vyasa Maharshi c. Chitra Poornima is a Tamil ceremony observed on the Poornima day. Chitra Poornima ritual commemorates Chitra Gupta who according to the scripts is the assistant of Lord Yama, the God of Death. It is on this day that the star Chitra and full moon come together. Considered as Chitra Gupta’s Birthday. i. Vasanthothsvam should be done on Chaitra pournima d. Lord Buddha got enlightment on the full moon day and this day is celebrated as Buddha Pournima. e. Pushpayagam has to be done on Kartika Poornima f. Teppotsavam should be done Phalguna Poornima.
Hence, the magnitude of the Lord’s affection for Saturday can fulfill your heart’s desires with a Saturday Darshan at Shree Balaji Temple.
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