With no let-up in risingCovid-19caseload yet, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has decided to conduct various annual festivals at its temples located in Tirupati and elsewhere in ekanatham, that is, without the presence of devotees.
The three-day Padmavathi Parinayamannual festivalwas performed in eknatham. The annual Brahmotsavams underway at the ancient Govindraja Swamy temple in Tirupati is also being carried out within the main temple complex in the absence of devotees.