Magha Gupta Navratri 2017

Magha Navratri, also known as Gupta Navratri, is nine days period dedicated to the nine forms of Shakti or mother Goddess. It falls in the month of Magh during January or February. Magh Navratri, which is less known in most places, is mainly observed in North Indian states like Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. 

Dates 2017 :

28th January - Ghatasthapana, Shailputri Puja

29th January - Brahmacharini Puja

30th 
January - Chandraganta Puja, Kushmanda Puja. 

31st 
January - Skandamata Puja

1st February - Katyayani Puja

2nd February - Kalaratri Puja

3rd February - Durgashtami 

4th February - Siddhidatri Puja

5th February - Navratri Parana.


TTD TO OBSERVE 2015 AS THE “YEAR OF GOSAMRAKSHANA”

The temple administration of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTDs) which is committed to bring back past glory to cow population especially to indigenous cows, has decided to observe the 2015 as the “Year of Gosamrakshana”. 
TTD will observe “Managudi – Gopuja”, a special event dedicated to worship “Gowmata” on the festival occasion of Kanuma which falls on 16th of January, across 260 Goshalas located in the states of AP and TS.
ISKCON set to perform “Gopuja” in all 634 centres across the world on this auspicious day.

Sammakka Saralamma Jatara 2016






Sammakka Saralamma Jatara or Medaram Jatara is a tribal festival of honouring the goddesses celebrated in the state of Telangana.  It is also called as telangana Kumba mela. It is one of the largest fair in the world.

OVER 2.26CR PILGRIMS HAD DARSHAN IN THE YEAR 2014

The famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara has been visited by over 2.26crore pilgrims in the year 2014. Some excerpts of 2014 from January 1 to December 30:
Total number of pilgrims who had darshan – 2,26,12,628
Total servings in Annaprasadam-1,86,31,312
Total Srivari Hundi collections- 831,90,23,000
Total Laddus issued to pilgrims-8,98,16,666
Total number of sevakulu who rendered service-97,036 (Female-69,161; Male-27,875)
Total tonsures-1,15,42,107.