Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala - History of Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatham - Documentary

Suprabhatam (“auspicious dawn“) is a name given to Sanskrit hymns recited in the morning to awaken the Lord. The most famous is the Venkateswara Suprabhatam recited at Tirupati to awaken Lord Venkateswara. This ritual is performed at Sayana Mandapam inside sanctum sanctorum to wake up the Lord from His celestial sleep, amidst the rhythmic chanting of vedic hymns. Every day in the early hours acharyapurushas recite the hymns beginning with ’Kausalya Supraja Rama Purva Sandhya Pravarthathe’ in front of the ma