Yanam Śrī Rājarājeśwara Kalyāṇōtsavam
yanam śrī rājarājeśwara kalyāṇōtsavām yanam annual festival yanam sivalayam celebrated twenty day month māgha januaryfebruary kalyāṇam performed māgha śuddha dvādaśi ie twelfth day festival lord holy consort goddess śrī rājarājeśwari ammavāru lord śrī rājarājeśwara temple yanam bank atreya godavari also known corangi river temple built chalukya king rajamahendravaram rajahmundry th century sculpture period present temple though kalyāṇōtsavām rathōstavam performed since old day carried devotee singing slogan bhajans kalyāṇōtsavam festival celebrated month māgha januaryfebruary every year people yanam festival commences māgha śuddha pāḍyami lord śrī rājarājeśwara made bridegroom procession street different chariot day occurs kalyāṇam rathōtsavam triśūlatīrtham important event festival vāhana samprōkshaṇa ritual cleansing chariot done priest every day vāhanam used procession festival day devotee come yanam receive blessing lord śrī rājarājeśwara festival commences māgha śuddha pāḍyami bridegroom making lord śrī rājarājeśwara swāmivāru kalyāṇam mark beginning festival lord chariot procession స్వామివారి వాహన ఊరేగింపు also commence day procession street different chariot day occurs ten day lord kalyāṇōtsavam morning lord śrī rājarājeśwara swāmivāru made bridegroom kalyāṇam vāhanam day pushpaka vāhanam ఫుష్పక వాహనము ie pushpaka chariot sponsor day ఉత్సవ నిర్వాహకులు vudattu family currently held vudattu sambamurty second day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day pushpaka vāhanam ఫుష్పక వాహనము ie pushpaka chariot sponsor day chekuri family currently held chekuri ramarao third day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day mayūra vāhanam మయూర వాహనము ie peacock chariot sponsor day gutti family currently held gutti ramalingayya son fourth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day pushpa vāhanam ఫుష్ప వాహనము ie pushpaka chariot sponsor day majety family currently held majety somaraju son fifth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day hariṇi vāhanam హరిణి వాహనము ie deer chariot sponsor day rajaka sangham sixth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day simha vāhanam సింహ వాహనము ie lion chariot sponsor day tailor sangham seventh day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day hamsa vāhanam హంస వాహనము ie swan chariot sponsor day gajula family currently held gajala venkata suryaramalingeswararao eighth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day pushpaka vāhanam ఫుష్పక వాహనము ie pushpaka chariot sponsor day majety family currently held majety subbarao son ninth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day aśva vāhanam అశ్వ వాహనము ie horse chariot sponsor day upaadhyaaya sangham tenth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day nandi vāhanam నంది వాహనము ie bullock chariot sponsor day manyam family currently held sri raja manyam kanakayya zamindar dwajārōhaṇam flaghoisting held night vāhana seva hoisting flag garuda dhwaja picture nandi vehicle lord siva top dwaja sthambham flagpole front sanctum santorum said symbolic significance formal invitation deity attend kalyāṇōtsavām festival eleventh day māgha śuddha dvādaśiof kalyāṇōtsavam festival kalyāṇam performed lord sponsorship manyam family vāhanam day gaja vāhanam గజ వాహనము ie elephant chariot sponsor day ఉత్సవ నిర్వాహకులు viswabrahmaan sangham twelfth day kalyāṇōtsavam festival vāhanam day bhūta vāhanam భూత వాహనము sponsor day ఉత్సవ నిర్వాహకులు katta family katta srinivasarao vāhana seva end day thirteenth day māgha śuddha chaturdaśi kalyāṇōtsavam festival rathōstavam sponsor day ఉత్సవ నిర్వాహకులు kasireddy family fourteenth day māgha pourṇami kalyāṇōtsavam festival morning triśūla tīrtham also known triśūla snānam holy dip triśūlam performed gautami godavari river sponsor day ఉత్సవ నిర్వాహకులు maddimsetty family later procession lord fifteenth day māgha bahuḷa pāḍyami kalyāṇōtsavam festival pushpa yaagam పుష్పయాగము ie flower ritual sacrifice five day yanam venkanna babu kalyāṇōtsavam yanam venkanna babu brahmōtsavam