Vaikunta Ekadasi at Tirumala

Vaikunta Ekadasi at Tirumala

Shuddha Ekadashi in Dhanurmasa is called Vaikunta Ekadasi at Tirumala. In the early hours of this day, the Vikunta Dwaram (door) will be opened and again closed in the early hours of the next day, i.e. Vikunta Dvadashi.

Vaikunta Dwaram will not be opened in the whole year except on this auspicious day. So there will be huge rush observed on this day due to its importance.

It is believed that those who will have Vaikunta Dwara Darshanam will get Moksham. Vaikunta Dwaram is believed to be ‘Gate of Heaven’.

There will be procession for the well-adorned Sri Malayappa Swami along with Sri Devi and Bhu Devi in the golden chariot, followed by Asthanam in the temple and also Chakra snanam will be performed on Vaikunta Ekadasi.

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At Tirumala, Vaikunta Ekadasi has always been a special occasion for the visiting devotees and it is a feast to the eyes and solace to the soul. In the recent times, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) management decided to observe the event as a ten-day festival by throwing open the ‘Vaikunta Dwaram’ to the visiting pilgrims for ten days.

Since this event is a celestial spectacle, lakhs of devotees plan to visit Tirumala on this occasion, but only some of them get the opportunity to pass through the ‘Vaikunta Dwaram’ on this day. Devotees who could not make it to Tirumala for the auspicious day in the past were a disappointed lot. Now, several thousands of pilgrims get the satisfaction of walking through the ‘Uttara Dwaram’ and praying to the Lord of Seven Hills for salvation, due to the decision of the authorities to keep the northern entrance open for ten days.

It is a devotional bliss to enter the ‘Vaikunta Dwaram’ and pass through the inner precincts around the sanctum sanctorum, which is believed to rid a person of all sins of the past and provide salvation. On this special occasion, the ‘Praakaaram’ is tastefully decorated with rare and exotic flowers of multiple colours, which almost looks like a heaven. Devotees get the mesmerising experience of passing through the original ‘Vaikuntam’ while walking on this path.

May Lord Venkateswara grant liberation the worldly shackles to all the devotees worshipping Him on this most auspicious occasion.

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