Chief Secretary of A.P. prays at Tirumala temple
The Hindu
Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad visits Lord Venkateswara hill temple for prayers and blessings, accompanied by family and officials.
Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad on Friday offered prayers at the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara. He took part in the weekly Abhishekam inside the temple along with his wife and other family members.
Later the pundits rendered vedasirvachanams on him while the TTD Additional EO Ch. Venkaiah Chowdary presented him a memento and teertha prasadams of the deity.
Prominent among others present include District Collector Venkateswar, SP L Subbarayudu and other senior temple officials.
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