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1) swamy is there any legend behind conducting saptavahanotsavam on this ratha saptami ? (any written document of the celebration from time immemorial)
There are no marked legends connected with the practice of conducting Vahana Sevas on the day of Ratha Saptami. Some accounts state that this Utsavam is being celebrated from 1556 A.D. onwards, but its not clearly mentioned.
2) swamy during brahmotsavams chakra snanam is performed as the parisamaptam utsavam,is there any reason behind conducting chakra snanam in the afternoon itself even before the chinna brahmotsavam ends ?
And also that time only Suryaprabha Vahanam is taken for processions. The 7 Vahanams menat for the number '7' ( 'Saptami' = 7) in Ratha Saptami. There is also an account stating that in the era of Kings, there were Brahmotsavams being conducted every month and in the course of time they are disappeared and the remaining Utsavams are conducted on a single day. Thatswhy in Tirumala, Chakra Snanam is also conducted during Ratha Saptami.
3) what special naivedyam is offered to MULA VIRAT and SRI MALAYAPPA SWAMY VARU after the sunrise ?
After Sunrise the Malayappa Swamy on Suryaprabha Vahanam and the Surya Bhagavan is offered with Curd Rice.
4)Are the archakas who do the alankaram who participate in the harathi and umbrella kainkaryam ?
The Archakas who perform the Alankarams for Malayappa Swamy will take rest since they have to again perform the Alankaram for the next Vahanam. The Archakas on Vahanams will come specially to participate in the Vahana Seva and they will assist the Alankara Bhattar (or Alankara Archaka). Whereas the Umbrella Kainkaryam is a special one which only trained Archakas can perform this Kainkaryam, since the weight of the Umbrella is nearly 30-40 Kgs, the Archaka has to be very careful while holding this.
5) swamy was it a new kireetam adorned to SRI MALAYAPPA SWAMY VARU during hanumantha vahanotsavam,and new red coloured stone chains adorned on SRI DEVI and BHU DEVI AMMAVARU ?
It is a new Kireetam adorned during Hanumantha Vahana Seva and also the Chain. This Kireetam is exactly like the Vajra Kireetam in Shape but this is plain gold one with a few stones.
6)swamy during brahmotsavams the sarvabhupala vahanam is decorated very beautifully with flowers,why is that no decoration done during the rathasaptami sarvabhupala vahanam ?
Since there is very less time in between Vahana Sevas, preparing special flower decorations to Sarva Bhupala Vahanam is not possible.
The Ratha Saptami festival is uniquely conducted in Tirumala temple and the other TTD local temples like Tiruchanur Padmavathi temple, Sri Govindaraja Swami temple and Narayanavanam Kalyana Venkateswara temple, where the processional deities are taken for processions in 7 Vahanams. In other divyadesams, there is only one Utsavam celebrated.
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