Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams initiated the Visesha Pooja in 1991 on the 8th of April. This weekly seva was later turned out as Arjitha Seva. The Visesha Pooja Seva is offered to Lord Venkateswara every Monday after the second bell in the morning. Then the utsava vigraha is brought to the Kalyana Mandapam to perform ‘Chaturdasa Kalasa Visesha Puja’ which means 14 Kalasas are used for this sacred ritual.

Out of the Fourteen Kalasas, 7 kalasas are filled with Sudodhaka which means Pure Water. The remaining seven vessels contain Milk, Curd, Ghee, Akshatas (holy grains of rice), Darbha, Panchagavya, and gingelly oil. With the permission of Malayappa Swamy, Priests recite Ankurarpanam and punyaha vachanam. These 14 Kalasas are used to give a holy bath called Tirumanjanam. Thirumanjanam is performed while reciting the Panchasuktas – Sri, Bhu, Nila, Purusha, and Narayana. Then, Abhishekam is performed to the Utsav Murthy and his consorts Sridevi and Bhudevi.  Later, Purnaharati is offered to conclude the Homam followed by offering Naivedyam to the Utsav Murthy.

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Visesha Pooja Seva Timings:

The timings for Visesha Pooja Seva are from 7.30 AM to 9:30 AM. All the devotees must arrive one hour before the Seva at the Vaikuntam Queue Complex – 1. The devotees must perform Sankalpa which means that you wish for Something before the commencement of the seva. Hence, the reporting time is 6:30 AM.

Visesha Pooja Seva Tirumala Online Booking

Pilgrims can avail of tickets through e-portals run by Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams in all districts for online booking. Like all other Sevas, Tickets for Visesha Pooja Seva can also be booked from 3 days to 90 days well in advance. The ticket for Vishesha Pooja Seva is around Rs.600 Per person. 

 Visesha Pooja Seva Darshan :

During the Seva, Men must remove the vest or the shirt and Women can wear Saree with a blouse/ Punjabi Dress with Dupatta / Chudidhar with Dupatta/ Half Saree as per the traditional dressing norms. Devotees are allowed for Darshan after Homam. All the Vishesa Pooja Ticket holders are merged into the running queue near Dwajasthambam from where the darshan will take around 25 minutes depending on the crowd. 

All devotees receive vastra bahumanam( 1 Uttariyam for Men or 1 Blouse Piece for Women) and 1 Laddu, 1 Vada as Prasadam.