Devotees throng Tirumala for Vaikuntha Ekadashi festival

Tirupati came alive as a large number of devotees gathered to celebrate Vaikuntha Ekadashi. At Tirumala, as pilgrims lined up to have darshan of Vaikuntha, the holy city was abuzz with emotions. When the doors opened at 1:45 pm, singing “Govinda” in unison, devotees filled all the compartments, eager to remember Lord Venkateshwara in his divine glory. Meanwhile, similar enthusiasm was echoed in Vaishnav temples in Telangana also. Devotional enthusiasm reached its peak at the temple of Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy in Dharmapuri, where the festival of Mukkoti Ekadashi was celebrated with a grand procession and traditional rituals. A large number of people also turned up at other iconic temples including Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sri Ramachandra Swamy Temple at Badrachalam and Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy Temple at Velmulawada to seek blessings through the auspicious “Uttar Dwara Darshan”, a symbol of Vaikuntha. , Morda of Lord Vishnu.