During Tomala Seva, the gold kavacham (armour) of the feet is removed and abhishekam is done daily to it. After, the lord is woken up during the Suprabhatam Seva, Suddhi (cleansing) is done by removal of flowers from the previous day and apportionment of holy water bought from Akasa Ganga thirtam for the day's prayer. The lord gets complete attention during most of the rituals conducted in the garbha griha. The arms have armlets and the legs have ornaments near the ankle. The deity also has a two-inch katibandham (waist band) running over the dhoti. Four sets of necklaces are seen on the deity. The yagnopavitam (sacred thread) is seen on the bare chest of the lord running from the left shoulder to the right waist. Tirumala Dhruva bera has a number of ornaments as seen on the deity. The shoulder of the lord has marks resembling scars made by constant wearing of bow and pack of arrows though the deity is not in the Tribhanga pose (unlike Tirumala Rama deity ) Ornaments Both the knees are slightly bent forward to indicate that the Lord is willing to come to the devotee's rescue. The deity is seen with a dhoti worn waist downwards. The lower left arm is in the Katyavalambita pose - palm facing the lord with the thumb nearly parallel to the waist. The lower right arm is in the Varada Hasta pose - palms facing outward towards the onlooker to signal boon giving nature of the lord. The removable Sudarshana chakram is placed on the upper right arm while the Panchajanya - Vishnu's conch is placed on the upper left arm. The upper arms in the position to hold his weapons though the Chakram and Conch are not integral to the deity. The image of lakshmi is integral to the deity. Since the upper body is bare, features of the chest are prominently seen with the main feature being the image of a sitting Sridevi carved on the right side of the chest. The chest is estimated to be between 36 and 40 inches in width and the waist would be between 24 and 27 inches, though there has never been a formal measurement of these statistics. The deity has a self manifested crown up to the forehead and jatajuta (curly hair) resting on the shoulder.
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The size, shape and details of the namam are governed by strict rules laid by the Vaikhanasa agamam.
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The eyes are partially covered with the namam made of pachakarpuram (raw camphor). The eyes are prominent and has the outline of 'namam' though it is not projected out of the deity. The face of the deity has exquisite features, with the nose neither flat nor prominent. The platform is usually covered in tulsi leaves except on Thursday afternoon and during Friday abhishekam. The platform follows a simple lotus design and the details of the any inscription on the platform is unknown to anyone except the temple's archakas (priests). The dhruva bera stands approximately ten feet tall and stands a platform of about 18 inches.