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TIRUMALA/SRIRAGAM, DEC 23
Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh and Srirangam in Tamil Nadu and Vaishnava temples across the country came alive early hours on Saturday as thousands of devotees converged to celebrate Vaikunta Ekadasi.
In Tirumala, the holy town pulsated with excitement as pilgrims queued up for the Vaikunta Dwara Darshan. Chanting “Govinda” in unison, devotees filled all compartments to capacity as the doors opened at 1:45 am, eager to catch a glimpse of Lord Venkateswara in all his divine splendor.
#TamilNadu | Devotees thronged to Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Srirangam, Trichy on the occasion of Vaikunta Ekadasi today; Paramapada Vasal (the seventh gate of heaven) was opened. pic.twitter.com/lczrUa5hBx
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Similarly, devotees thronged in large numbers to catch the glimpse of the deity at the Ranganathasamy temple at Srirangam in Tamilnadu and Parthasarathy temple at Triplicane in Chennai in the early hours on Saturday.
Lord Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane, Chennai. Today Vaikunta Ekadasi Darshan. 🙏🏻🙇🏻♀️🪷🪔🌻 pic.twitter.com/8PooSSd3iK
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Meanwhile, across Telangana, a similar fervor echoed within Vaishnava temples. Devotional fervor reached a peak at the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Dharmapuri, where Mukkoti Ekadasi festivities were celebrated with grand processions and traditional rituals.
Other revered temples, including the Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Sri Ramachandra Swamy temple in Badhrachalam, and Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy temple in Velmulawada, also witnessed jubilant crowds seeking blessings through the auspicious “Uttara Dwara Darshan,” a symbolic passage to Vaikuntha, the abode of Lord Vishnu.
