Tirumala Pushpayagam on 16 November: Kalyanotsavam, Unjal Seva and Arjita Brahmotsavam cancelled; Pedda Sesha Vahanam on Nagula Chavithi

Tirumala Pushpayagam, the annual offering of flowers to Sri Malayappa Swamy, will be held at the hill temple on Monday, 16 November, from 1 pm to 5 pm, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has announced. Three paid sevas are off for the day: Kalyanotsavam, Unjal Seva and Arjita Brahmotsavam.

The week brings one more procession before that. On Friday, 13 November, which is Nagula Chavithi, Sri Malayappa Swamy and his two consorts will ride the Pedda Sesha Vahanam between 7 pm and 9 pm. The serpent carrier is the first of the vahanams used in the nine-day Brahmotsavams, TTD noted in its release of 10 November.

How Monday will unfold

The rites open on Sunday, 15 November, with Ankurarpanam from 6 pm to 8 pm. On Monday, once the second archana, the second bell and the naivedyam are over, the processional idols of Sri Malayappa Swamy, Sridevi and Bhudevi are to be moved to the Kalyana Mandapam in the Sampangi Pradakshinam. There they will be given Snapana Tirumanjanam, a ceremonial bath with turmeric, sandal paste, honey, curd and milk along with other fragrant substances.

The flower offering follows in the afternoon with many varieties of blooms and sacred leaves, as laid down in the Vaikhanasa Agama. In the evening, after the Sahasra Deepalankara Seva, the deity will be taken in procession along the four Mada streets.

Nine tonnes of flowers in 2025

TTD’s account of the previous Pushpayagam, held on Thursday, 30 October 2025, shows the scale. Donors supplied nine tonnes of flowers and leaves. Priests used 16 kinds of flowers, among them chrysanthemum, rose, jasmine, lotus and kanakambaram, and six kinds of leaves, including tulasi, maruvam, davanam and bilva. After invoking Pulludu, regarded as the lord of flowers, they made the offering 20 times, until the heap rose to the full height of the idols.

That ritual fell on the day of the Sravana star in Karthika month. The release issued on 9 November 2026 does not say how many tonnes of flowers have been arranged for 16 November.