Tirupati, April 28 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday offered prayers at Sri Venkateswara Swamy temple atop Tirumala near here.He was accorded a warm welcome by Andhra Pradesh Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, along with Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Chairman B.R. Naidu, Executive Officer Muddada Ravichandra and other TTD officials. A team of temple priests extended a traditional ceremonial welcome, ‘Istikaphal’ to him.Subsequently, he paid his obeisance to …
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Tirupati, March 3 (IANS) The doors of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple atop Tirumala near here and all major temples in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were closed on Tuesday due to lunar eclipse. The priests closed the doors of the temples after performing rituals. They will be re-opened after the eclipse comes to an end and following purification rituals.The lunar eclipse will commence at 3.20 p.m. and conclude at 6.47 p.m. on Tuesday. As per tradition, the doors of Tirumala temple were shut six hou…
Amaravati, Feb 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Friday, claimed that Tirupati laddu was prepared with ghee made with chemicals used for cleaning bathrooms during the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government’s tenure. He accused the YSRCP of trying to tarnish the sanctity of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple by adulterating the ‘prasadam’ (offering).”For five years, they (YSRCP) had made ‘prasadam’ with ghee prepared from chemicals. The ghee was made with chemical…
Chennai, Jan 28 (IANS) Well known Tamil actor and producer Dhanush, along with his sons Linga and Yatra, offered prayers at the world famous Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple at Tirupati on Wednesday. A video clip of the actor and his sons being mobbed by fans, eager to click selfies with the star, has now gone viral on social media.On the work front, Dhanush has a number of projects lined up including the eagerly awaited period film ‘Kara’, being directed by Vignesh Raja who is best known for his g…
Tirupati, Dec 30 (IANS) India’s T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and his wife Devisha Shetty paid a visit to the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala, in Andhra Pradesh and offered their prayers on the occasion of Vaikuntha Ekadashi. They prayed to Lord Venkateswara and passed through the Vaikuntha Dwaram (celestial gate) as the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) officials made arrangements for their darshan and facilitated their visit to the temple on the hill.Their visit received a warm re…