By Mukesh 
The three-day annual ‘Sri Padmavati Parinayotsavams’ took off on a spiritual note at the Lord Venkateswara temple in Tirumala on Saturday.
The processional idols, Lord Malayappa, along with his two consorts, were taken out in a procession to a specially set-up mandapam at Narayanagiri Gardens, where the priests ceremoniously observed the celestial wedding ritual.