Overview
- The annual ceremony was held on the Sravanam nakshatram in the Karthika month, which TTD notes is the traditional timing for the ritual.
- Temple priests conducted Snapana Tirumanjanam, followed by homas at the Kalyana Mandapam and a floral bath for Malayappa Swamy with Sridevi and Bhudevi.
- About nine tonnes of offerings included 16 flower varieties and six sacred leaves, with the blooms refreshed repeatedly during the bathing.
- Devotees donated five tonnes of flowers from Tamil Nadu and two tonnes each from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, according to TTD.
- TTD canceled certain daytime arjitha sevas for the festival, and officials participated as Garden deputy director S. Srinivasulu was felicitated alongside staff.