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14 May, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Another auspicious #AkshayaTritiya here, today. Let's pray everyone is blessed with good health! 😀🙏

An older thread here 👇
Let me add to the old thread, #AkshayaTritiya is also the annual Chandanotsavam for Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy in the ancient temple of Simhachalam in Andhra! 😊🙏

#AkshayaTritiya
In many Vaishnav Kshetrams, they take the lord out in a grand procession on the Garuda Vahana Seva today. This beautiful silver Garuda of Simhachalam is ❤️❤️❤️

Absolutely in love with this! 😍🙏
And the beautiful Andal-Rangamannar Thirukalyanam in Srivilliputtur happens on #AkshayaTritiya! This is a video from an older celebration.

🙏❤️😍❤️🙏
How can one forget the auspicious Charan Darshan seva of Lord Banke Bihariji in Vrindavan on #AkshayaTritiya.

"Mharo Pranaam....Banke Bihari Ji..."

😍🙏😍🙏😍

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