Archive · 31 Oct 2025
Tirumala Temple Holds Annual Pushpa Yagam with Nine Tonnes of Flowers
In Tirumala, a special flower festival called Pushpa Yagam was held.
It's like a big, beautiful bath for the temple's deities using many kinds of flowers and leaves.
This is an annual event that happens to say sorry for any small mistakes that might have happened during a previous festival called Srivari Brahmotsavams.
A lot of flowers, about nine tons in total, were donated by people from different places like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
The ritual uses 16 different types of flowers and 6 types of leaves.
This special flower ritual is an old tradition that started many years ago and was brought back in 1980.
The event took place on a Thursday during the month of Karthika, on a special day called Sravanam.
The annual 'Pushpa Yagam' ritual was celebrated at the Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala.
Approximately nine tonnes of flowers, including 16 varieties of blossoms and 6 varieties of leaves, were used.
The ritual serves to atone for any inadvertent lapses during the preceding Srivari Brahmotsavams.
Devotees donated the flowers, with significant contributions from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
This tradition dates back to the 15th century and was revived by the TTD in 1980.
- Who
- Tirumala Tirupati (TTD) officials and devotees
- What
- Annual 'Pushpa Yagam' ritual using nine tonnes of flowers and leaves for a floral bath of deities.
- When
- Thursday, during the auspicious month of Karthika on the Sravanam asterism.
- Where
- Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirumala.
- Why
- To atone for any inadvertent lapses that might have occurred during the Srivari Brahmotsavams.
- Event
- Pushpa Yagam (Floral Ritual)
- Location
- Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple, Tirumala
- Date
- Thursday
- Purpose
- To atone for inadvertent lapses during Srivari Brahmotsavams
- Flower Contribution
- Nine tonnes total (16 varieties of blossoms, 6 varieties of leaves)
- Flower Donors
- Devotees from Tamil Nadu (5 tonnes), Karnataka (2 tonnes), and Andhra Pradesh (2 tonnes)
- Observance Timing
- Karthika month, on Sravanam asterism
