Tirumala Past and Present Photo Expo Enlightens Devotees on Development by TTD

 TTD Chairman Sri YV Subba Reddy along with the TTD EO Sri AV Dharma Reddy inaugurated the exhibition stalls set up by various wings of TTD at Kalyana Vedika on Tuesday.

 

They visited all the stalls and observed the displays in detail and appreciated all the departments. Later speaking on the occasion to the media, the Chairman said, the exhibition threw light on the transformation of Tirumala in the last eight decades. "The Garden department has portrayed the mythological themes in a colourful manner. The episodes from Ramayana, Mahabharata, Bhagavata, Bhakta Tukaram, Trilokas, Viswarupa Darshanam in Sand Art are cynosure and the devotees will have a grand feast to their eyes", he observed.

 

Besides the arrangements by the Garden wing, the Forest Wing of TTD, for the first time displayed the Seshachala ranges consisting of the various species of flora, fauna etc. replicating the green belt and bio-diversity of Tirumala Hills, the Nakshatra Vanam.

 

The photo exhibition by the Public Relations Wing clearly portrayed the transformation of Tirumala temple from the 1940s till date, visits by prominent personalities, Tirumala in the Past and Present etc. The flexis on the recent initiatives by TTD also highlighted the development activities. SV Ayurveda college and SV Ayurveda pharmacy have presented the medicinal plants while the Sri Venkateswara sculpture college showcased its sculpture art consisting of stone, metal, wood idols, paintings etc.

 

JEO Sri Veerabrahmam, CVSO Sri Narasimha Kishore, TTD Chief Engineer Sri Nageswara Rao, SE-2 Sri Jagdeeswar Reddy, DFO Sri Srinivasulu, PRO Dr T.Ravi, Garden Deputy Director Sri Srinivasulu, Principal of SV Ayurveda College Dr Murali Krishna and others were also present.