Tirupati, Aug 18 :
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) will conduct a five-day ‘Kareeri Ishti’ programme to appease the rain-god Lord Varuna to break the dry spell and bless the people with a good monsoon and a bountiful harvest.
The ‘Kareeri Ishti’ will be organised from August 19 to 23 for more rains in the state.
This special ceremony will be performed at Parveta Mandapam in Tirumala. Ritvicks and Veda pandits would participate in the programme in large numbers.