Shower of boons on multitude

TIRUPATI: Hundreds of devotees with folded hands offered prayers to Goddess Padmavati, when She stepped out of Vahana Mandapam riding Kalpavruksha Vahanam majestically on the fourth day of Karthika Brahmotsavams at Tiruchanoor on Thursday.
Riding Kalpavruksha Vahanam in the Four Mada Streets of the temple, Goddess Padmavati, a manifestation of Goddesss Mahalakshmi, blessed the multitude. Later in the afternoon, Snapana Tirumanjanam (Celestial Bath) was performed to the Goddess. Assembly speaker Nadendla Manohar participated in Karthika Brahmotsavams of Padmavati temple. He was accorded a traditional welcome at the temple. After Darshan of the presiding deity, the speaker was given Vedaashirvadam.