SPECIAL UMBRELLAS FOR SRI VENKATESWARA ON GARUDA SEVA DAY
Tirumala, 4 October 2016: As part of their annual devotional exercise the Chennai based Hindu Dharmartha Samiti will present the Special Umbrellas to Lord Venkateswara on the fifty day of the annual Brahmotsavams- the Garuda Seva day, October 7. The special umbrellas for the occasion have commenced their road journey from Chennai on October 1 and are slated to reach Tirumala on October 6th.
It is clarified that the special umbrellas were presented by devotee donors and that the TTD has no role or involvement in the entire exercise. TTD has appealed to the devotees that they should not contribute donations to either the organizers and if done so the donations will not be considered contributions to the Srivari Hundi.
As intimated by the special alert of the Chennai police the TTD has advised the devotees that they should not contribute any donations during the long procession of the special umbrellas
ISSUED BY PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TTDs,TIRUPATI