Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu prays at Tirumala temple; eats at Annadanam complex
The Hindu
Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu prays at Tirumala temple and serves breakfast to devotees, celebrating his grandson's birthday.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu visited the sacred hill shrine of Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on Saturday (March 21) morning along with his family, marking the birthday of his grandson Nara Devansh.
Accompanied by his wife Nara Bhuvaneswari and son, Minister for IT Nara Lokesh, Mr. Naidu reached the main temple complex through the darshan queue lines. The priests extended the traditional ‘Isti kapal’ temple honours and led him into the sanctum sanctorum where he paid his obeisances to the presiding deity.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and his family members receiving the Vedashirvachanams at the temple of Lord Venkateswara on Tirumala on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Handout
The priests rendered Vedashirvachanams on him and his family while the authorities presented him with the memento, calendar, almanac, laddu and theertha prasadams of the deity.
Soon after the darshan, Mr. Naidu along with his family walked to the Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Annaprasadam Complex where he served breakfast to the devotees. Setting aside the security protocols, Naidu at one stage also mingled freely with the pilgrims enroute to the Annadanam complex. Interacting with pilgrims, the Chief Minister sought feedback on facilities provided by the TTD, with many expressing satisfaction over the arrangements. When an enthusiastic pilgrim urged for a faster darshan, he said that avenues are being explored to minimise the waiting time with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu along with his grandson Nara Devansh serving breakfast to devotees at Matrusri Tarigonda Vengamamba Anna Prasadam Complex on Tirumala on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Handout
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