TRIBUTES PAID TO SADHU SUBRAHMANYA SHASTRY

Tirupati, 17 December 2015: TTD has paid rich tributes to Sri Sadhu Subrahamanya Shastri to his life size statue at SVETA in Tirupati on the occasion of his 126th Birth Anniversary on Thursday.

SVETA Director Sri T Anjaneyulu said, it is because of Sri Shastry’s undeterred efforts today, Tirumala has seen the light of its great history. “He joined as peishkar in temple and took special interest in solving the literary and historical treasure engraved on inscriptions on the walls of Tirumala temple. On total he has resolved 1167 inscriptions which has thrown light on the importance of Tirumala temple”, he added.

SVETA HRD officer Col Chandrasekhar Mandla, Shastry’s student Sri S Krishna Reddy were also present.

ISSUED BY THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TTD, TIRUPATI