UNION MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS OFFERS PRAYERS IN TIRUMALA

Tirumala, 4 June 2016:  Hon'ble Union Minister of Railways Sri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu offered prayers in the world renowned famous Hindu Shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Saturday morning.

On their arrival, the Hon'ble Union Minister were accorded a grand reception by the TTD Chiarman Dr Ch Krishnamurthy, TTD EO Dr D Sambasiva Rao, JEO Sri Pola Bhaskar and temple priests and escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum.

Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the Hon'ble Union Minister about the significance of Lord and the jewels adorned to the presiding deity. The Union Minister of the nation spent few minutes praying before the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara and later reached Ranganayakula Mandapam where he was accorded Vedasirvachanam by temple priests.

TTD Chairman offered the Minister, Lord's silk vastram, prasadams of Lord Venakteswara.

AP Minister Sri K Srinivas Rao, TTD Trust Board Member Sri G Bhanuprakash Reddy, DyEOs Sri Rama Rao, OSD Sri Lakshminarayana Yadav TTD Public Relations Officer Dr T Ravi and others were present.