Sri Lankan PM prays at Tirumala temple
The Hindu
The priests rendered Vedasirvachanams on the distinguished couple, while the authorities presented them with memento, New Year Calendar and diaries
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa accompanied by his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa on November 24 offered prayers at the hill temple of Lord Venkateswara.
The TTD JEO V. Veerabrahmam and CVSO Gopinath Jatti, accorded him a traditional reception on his arrival at mahadwaram (main entrance) of the temple and escorted him into the sanctum sanctorum where he paid his obeisance to the presiding deity.
The chief priest who honored with the Sesha Vastram of the deity also explained the significance of the deity and importance of the place.
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