On their arrival, the Union Minister was accorded a grand reception by TTD Chairman BR Naidu, Addl. EO Venkaiah Chowdary, temple priests, and escorted to the sanctum sanctorum.
Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the Hon’ble Union Minister about the significance of the Lord and the jewels adorned to the presiding deity. The Union Minister spent a few minutes praying before the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara and later reached Ranganayakula Mandapam, where he was accorded a Vedasirvachanam by temple priests.
TTD Chairman and Addl EO offered the Minister, Lord’s silk vastram, prasadams and lamination of Lord Venkateswara.
AP Ministers Anagani Satya Prasad, TG Bharat, Board Members Dr Panabaka Lakshmi, Janga Krishnamurthy, M Santharam, Naresh Kumar, G Bhanuprakash Reddy, Temple DyEO Lokanadham, Reception Officials Bhaskar, Satre Naik and others were present.
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