This question was asked "Why go to Tiruchanur first?" (see the comment under the post dated May 9th in "Second Yatra begins" )
In the Vaishnava sampradayam, one has to take the blessings of the Thayar first because she is the one who forgives all our shortcomings and faults and intercedes with the Lord on our behalf. For those of you who know the first slokam in Venkateswara Prapatthi,
“Easaanaam jagathosya venkatapather Vishnoh paraampreyaseem,
thadvakshasthala nithya vaasara sikaam tatkshaanthi samvardhineem
padmaalankrita paani pallava yugaam padmaasanastham sriam vaatstalyaadi gunojvalaam bhagavateem vandey Jagan maatharam" (please forgive the typos. This is just for a reference).
It is a prayer to her. Great saints like Annamaacharya, Thyagaraja also prayed to her for blessings from the Lord Venkateswara.
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