Are you ready for a feast? A feast for all five senses? Then you are at the right place- The Statue of Equality!

365telugu.com Online News, Hyderabad, February 3,2022: The 114 yagashalas, beautifully decorated with colorful & fragrant flowers, the thatched Ya:ga Sa:la with dried palm leaves, bringing cool shade to the devotees, the divine spiritual energy surrounding the whole area is indeed a marvelous feeling one cannot miss. The day started with Suprabha:tham (waking up God), followed by a:ra:dhana, Vishwaksena Puja, Punyahavachanam, and afterwards, Agni Mathanam.

That fire is then spread to the 1035 kundas by the Yajna Ruthwiks. Agni mathanam, an event that took place at around 9:35 am, is a process in which fire is generated naturally without using matchsticks or lighters, amidst Vedic mantra. It took exactly 9 minutes. NINE, once again. Coincidentally, every event, and all the structures in the statue of equality, are somehow related to the number NINE, either in weight, height, time, date, number, etc. The number Nine has a great significance. Agni Samskaram was done, where the Agni was first created by natural means, and then distributed to the 9 kundas.

1. Chathurasra Kundam (Square) 2. Yoni Kundam (Inverted Heart) 3. Ardha Chandra or Dhanush Kundam (Half Moon) 4. Sahdasra Kundam (Hexagon)  5. Vruththa Kundam (Circle) 6. Panchasra Kundam (Pentagon) 7. Thriko:na Kundam (Triangular) 8. Ashtashrama Kundam (Octagon) 9. Padma Kundam (Lotus)

After the Agni Vitharana (distribution of Agni), the Agni Aradhana takes place.

Each Yaga Sala has four entrances. At each entrance, a specific Devatha is consecrated. We cannot see the thejas form of the Devathas, as our eyes are incapable of such a feat. With the invocation of Devathas, this whole premises becomes a temple. Hence, footwear is not allowed inside.

In the Yaga Sala, the offerings to the Agni devatha were made.

The Veda Vinnapams, a rendering of manthras from the nine branches of vedas, pura:nas, ithihasas, prabandas, and sthothras was done, indicating the beginning of the parayana. Yajna is concluded with Purnahuthi with the last manthra assigned for that day being chanted, during the conclusion of the prayer to Agni Devatha.

All Yajna Yajamans got their Sankalpam, took the different grains and circumnutated the YagaSala, and gave them to the priests, to offer them in the Yajna kundas. Each day, 6 kgs of pure cow Ghee is consumed in each Yagna Kunda! A total of 1.5 lakhs of ghee being used for the 12 days of yajna.. 1035 homa kundas are divided into four mandapas, namely, the Thyaga, Bhoga, Jnana and Pushpa mandapas. Ahobila Jeeyar Swamiji and eight other Jeeyar Swamis went to each and every YagaSala, and presented the Diksha vastras to all Ruthwiks.

At around 10 am, the Arani madhanam, with the Vishwaksena Aradhana, the Sudarshana Ishti, and the Va:sudeva Ishti were started. The Dwaja:rohana program was then done, where  the Garuda flag is installed. The Garuda pathaka signifies praying to Garuda to invite all the devathas for the yajna and to protect the yajna. Through the Garuda Patha:kam, Garuda is installed and is worshipped there, everyday. The whole premise is now like a sacred temple. There is a Dwaja sthupa, and the place has four roads, and mini roads.

God gives darshan in the main mandapam, and just as lord is worshipped three times a day, in the morning, afternoon, and evening, the same is done here.  Garuda Patha:kam was taken in a procession with Vedic priests chanting manthras, at 10:50 am. His Holiness Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji hoisted the Garuda Patha:kam after offering prayers at 11:30 am.

• YagaSala

As the pre-requisites for 12-day yagam like ankura:ro:pana and ruthwik varanam were completed yesterday, the stage is all set for starting the main program today. The day started with devotees performing a:ra:dhana of HH Pedda Jeeyar Swamiji, seeking his blessings to take us through this entire program successfully.  Being the first day today, this started at around 12 noon instead of at scheduled time 9:30 AM.

Program for next 2 days at main stage – 4^th and 5^th Feb

• Day 3 (4^th February) events:
  • We will start the day offering a:ra:dhana to Lord and His consort – Lakshmi Narayana. HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji will guide us through the puja. This will start at 9:30 AM and will go on for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Sriman Gudimella Murali Krishnamacharya Swamiji will grace discourse. He is the chief priest in Bhadrachalam temple and is a scholar in Atharva vedam. This will be at around 10:30 AM.
  • Subsequently, we will have a combination of cultural activities and discourses by elders from various walks.  These activities will go continuously till about 10 PM.

• Day 4 (5^th February) events:
  • On each day of this event, we will be starting the day by offering prayer to Lord. We will start this day offering a:ra:dhana to Lord Venkateswara, starting at 9:30 AM and going for an hour approximately.
  • Subsequently, we will have divine discourses from HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji and other elders.
  • Cultural activities include vocal concerts and dance performances. These activities will go continuously till about 10 PM.

• Upcoming Events
• Ya:ga Sa:la:
  •  Feb 04 Morning:
    • 6:30 – 7:30AM: Ashta:kshari: Maha: Manthra Japam
    • 8:30AM: Daily Morning Homam
    • 12:30PM Pu:rna:huthi
    • 5:00PM: Daily Evening Homam
    • 9:30PM: Pu:rna:huthi
• Ishti Sa:la:
  • 4^th February 9AM:
    • Sri Lakshmi Narayana Ishti
    • Vainathe:ya Ishti

• 5^{th r}February 9AM: Sudarshana Ishti

• Pravachana Mandapam – Main Stage
  • Day 3 (4^th February) events:
    • We will start the day offering a:ra:dhana to Lord and His consort – Lakshmi Narayana. HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji will guide us through the puja. This will start at 9:30 AM and will go on for approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour.
    • Sriman Gudimella Murali Krishnamacharya Swamiji will grace discourse. He is the chief priest in Bhadrachalam temple and is a scholar in Atharva vedam. This will be at around 10:30 AM.
    • Subsequently, we will have a combination of cultural activities and discourses by elders from various walks.  These activities will go continuously till about 10 PM.

• Day 4 (5^th February) events:
  • On each day of this event, we will be starting the day by offering prayer to Lord. We will start this day offering a:ra:dhana to Lord Venkateswara, starting at 9:30 AM and going for an hour approximately.
  • Subsequently, we will have divine discourses from HH Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji and other elders.
  • Cultural activities include vocal concerts and dance performances. These activities will go continuously till about 10 PM.