Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to expand its temple in T. Nagar
The Hindu
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to expand temple for Sri Venkateswara in T. Nagar
The temple for Lord Sri Venkateswara on Venkatnarayana Road in T. Nagar is all set to get an expansion. It will have a dwajasthambam, and be built using granite from Rasipuram under the supervision of sthapathi teams from Tirumala, Tirupati, and according to the Agamas.
A.J. Sekhar, president, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) LAC, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, on Tuesday told the press that a new scheme had been launched to enable devotees to contribute for the proposed expansion of the temple. He explained that the present temple was built in 1975 and has seen a considerable increase in the number of devotees since then. During the weekends, around 15,000 devotees visit the temple every day, and on weekdays, the number of daily visitors is around 4,000. To accommodate this growing number and construct a kalyana mandapam for marriages, the TTD LAC team has identified 3.5 ground of land adjacent to the temple, he added.
Devotees willing to donate towards the purchase of lands may do so. Already around ₹8 crore has been donated by various persons and organisations, including Mr. Sekhar, former MP A.C. Shanmugam, TVS Group’s Gopal Srinivasan, Autotech’s K.S. Jayaraman, Sameera Foundations Pvt. Ltd., Anugraha Real Value Private Ltd., Ishari Ganesh and Access Healthcare.
In addition, work to construct a temple at Ulundurpet is expected to commence next month and another will come up at Vellore, Mr. Sekhar added.
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