Tirupati, Feb 08: The annual Rathasapthami festival was conducted in a grand manner on the occasion of Surya Jayanthi at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala near here today. Thousands of devotees from all over the country witnessed the seven separate dazzling processions of Lord Venkateswara taken on seven carriages. The idol of lord, adorned with precious ornaments like Vajrakavacham and Vajrakireetam mounted on Sri Suryaprabha Vahanam, was taken around the hill temple. Bureau Report