A team of priests conducted a 'maha shani homam', a ritual believed to cleanse the temple and restore the sanctity of the ladoos

A four-hour ritual named Shanti Homam Panchagavya Prokshana is being conducted at Tirumala temple to mitigate alleged desecrations from the YSRCP regime. The ritual, from 6 am to 10 am, aims to purify Lord Venkateswara’s temple and restore the sanctity of laddu prasadams.

The Sri Venkateswara Swami temple in Tirumala hills of Tirupati on Monday underwent “ritualistic sanitation” after alleged sacrilegious practices including mixing animal fats in making Laddus. According to a PTI report,

The ritual began at 6 am and lasted till 10 am. It was aimed at propitiating Lord Venkateswara Swamy from the alleged sacrilegious practices such as mixing animal fats in making Tirupati laddus (consecrated sweet) and others.

A cleansing ritual was performed at the Tirumala temple in response to allegations of desecration and the alleged use of animal fat in the preparation of the sacred Tirupati laddus. Temple officials confirmed that the ritual was carried out to restore the sanctity of the offerings following accusations tied to the previous YSR Congress regime.