All set for Sri Krishnashtami festival in Tirupati
The Hindu
‘Utti Utsavam’ turns out to be a highlight in many schools
For the first time, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is organising ‘Gokulashtami’ celebrations on August 19 (Friday) at the newly-opened Sri Venkateswara Saptha Go Pradakshina Mandir at Alipiri.
A special celestial bath (Abhishekam) and puja will be performed to the deity of Sri Krishna, consecrated at the centre of the mandir. On this day, devotees will get the opportunity to feed jaggery, rice, fodder and grass to the cows.
A special cultural session has been planned for the evening, in the form of bhajans, Sankeertana, by artistes of TTD’s in-house propagation units like Annamacharya Project and Hindu Dharma Prachara Parishat. The TTD will also celebrate the festival at its dairy farm (SV Gosamrakshanasala).
Several private schools held fancy dress competitions, where tiny tots thronged the campus in traditional attire, dressed up as ‘Little Krishna’.
‘Utti Utsavam’ was also organised in some private institutions and colleges, where the youth formed a pyramid and climbed up to hit the pot tied at the top of a pole, as is the traditional practice.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.