Sri Vaishnavas, who have surrendered to the Lord, desire to worship His auspicious qualities. Lord Ranganatha is a cloud that rains His blessings on them and fulfils this desire. He prayed to Lord Ranganatha to make this possible. Because the palanquin was taken away to fetch the Nammazhvar idol, there was no palanquin in the Srirangam temple. So the temple officials carried the Ranganatha utsava idol from the mandapa to the sanctum in their hands.

Source: The Hindu June 01, 2023 00:06 UTC