The tonsuring and ear-boring ceremonies for kids in the families stage at the courtyard of Goddess Hemabhujavalli.

Many people reach here to perform Aksharabhyasam (the ceremony conducted for commencing education of a child).

[citation needed] The great Sri Vaishnava Guru Vedanta Desika reached here as a human incarnation of Devanathasvami's Ghanta (bell) who would attain fulfilment in his penance carried out on the Hill.

When he was about 20 years old and had mastered all Sastras, he came to this place, worshipped Sri Hayagriva at the hill, prayed Garuda who appeared before him and initiated him in Hayagriva Upasana which helped Desika attain religious knowledge to its greatest depths.

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