Surrender of Self-pride

Surrender before the Supreme being is the most intelligent thing a human being should adopt and achieve. That is what is noticed in the Kaliyug’s ‘Vaikund’ namely the Lord Sri Venkateshwara’s temple in Tirumala in A.P. HumanBeing’s sacrifice on a personal level is to tonsure his head in the temple premises and pray to God by surrendering his ego and self-pride. It is reported that in the year 2010-11 as many as 1,01,06,293 persons offered their beautiful and tended hair to the Lord. The temple administration has provided necessary facilities for this purpose in a significant way. About 665 including 59 women hair-cutters are on the job. It is also reported that as much as 50% of the visitors to the His abode offer their hair with a vow taken in return for the blessings of the Lord. It is also a time-tested tradition and practice to offer tha hair to the Gods since 1830 B.C, as has been noted (Dinamani Wednesday, April 27, 2011).