Donation of Organic Rice and Vegetables to TTDD

Tirumala, 29 Apr. 21: A devotee from Krishna District Sri Vijayaram hailing from Pinagudurlanka has donated Rice and vegetables grown in organic farming with Cow based farming inputs were donated to TTD on Thursday morning.

 

TTD additional EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy who received the goods symbolically in front of Srivari temple said the farmer had donated 2200 kgs of organic rice, vegetables, bananas and jaggery besides 15 kgs of desi cow ghee adequate for 10 days of Srivari naivedyam.

 

He said the farmer had approached TTD chairman and TTD EO expressing his intentions for donation of organic farm products and from Friday tomorrow, the TTD will produce Anna Prasadams from these products.

 

The Additional EO said if the required quantity of these organic products were available with the farmers, TTD was ready to buy them directly for use in 

Anna Prasadam for naivedyam and also distribution among devotees as the fertiliser and pesticides free products were healthy for all.

    

The farmer Sri Vijayaram urged TTD to prepare Srivari naivedyam on all 365 days from organically farmed rice henceforth in the best interests of devotee’s health and also the reputation of Srivari temple.

 

TTD board member Sri Shivkumar, Temple DyEO Sri Harindranath, DyEO Sri Vijaysaradhi, Health officer Dr RR Reddy and Catering officer Sri GLN Shastri were present.