The three-day annual event of Padmavati Parinayotsavams got off to a ceremonious start on Tuesday at the temple of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala.
The processional deity of Lord Malayappa Swamy was taken out in a grand procession on Gaja Vahanam while His two divine consorts were carried in golden palanquins to the Asta Lakshmi Dasavathara mandapam, set up at the Narayanagiri gardens, where the priests conducted the celestial wedding.
