Tirumala: In what is being seen as a good omen, temple officials found a parrot inside the Srivari temple hours before the Garudaseva on Sunday. The parrot was found perched on the Jaya Vijayulu statues near the sanctum sanctorum.
The temple staff was able to catch the parrot and release it outside. Temple officials said that they felt that the parrot was a representative of Andal Ammavaru. Its appearance on the day a garland sent from the Srivalli Puttur was offered to Lord Balaji and the processional deity in Mohini avatar was very auspicious.
The 15-feet-long Andal Mala was sent by Srivalli Puttur temple administration of Tamil Nadu which was offered by the Pedda Jeeyar of Tirumala on Saturday. The garland adorned the presiding deity and processional deity on Sunday, as per age-old custom.
