The replica of Balaji temple constructed by the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at the PWD grounds in the city will be formally opened on Sunday.

The Maha Samprokshanam ceremony will be performed to the temple between 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., before the presiding deity is opened for public darshan as per Vaikhanasa Agama rituals on Sunday.

All the arjitha sevas including suprabhatam, thomala, archana, nivedana and sattumora will be performed in ekantam.

Suprabhatam is the first pre-dawn ritual — the awakening seva of Lord. This is followed by thomala wherein the presiding deity is decked with floral and tulasi garlands. Archana is next where the deity is rendered puja by chanting His divine names.

Nivedana and sattumora are performed while offering annaprasadams to the Lord. Apart from these sevas, the ekanta seva is performed as a closing ritual every day wherein the replica of Bhoga Srinivasa Murthy is laid on a swing. All these rituals will be performed till the completion of Krishna Pushkarams.

Every day there will be unjal seva of the Lord and His consorts on a well-decked swing in the temple premises.

The Pushkara harati will also be rendered every day at the Padmavathi ghat.

Free food distribution

The TTD has also made elaborate arrangements to distribute free food to over 1 lakh devotees every day during Pushkarams.

It has also arranged cultural programmes at the replica temple, Amaravati, Srikakulam and Jogulamba temple in Alampur.