Religious fervour marked the New Year celebrations at the Lord Venkateswara temple on January 1 (Monday).
Braving the chill in the climate, thousands of devotees gathered opposite the main temple complex to welcome the New Year amid the chants of ‘Govinda Govinda’ and ‘Jai Sri Ram’. The devotees lighted camphor and offered harathi at the gopuram. Some devotees also piled up laddus in front of the temple and chanted the Govinda Namam.
The devotees were allowed for darshan after the pre-dawn rituals and other religious formalities relating to Dhanurmasam were performed.
