UNION MINISTER FOR COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OFFERS PRAYERS IN TIRUMALA

Tirumala, 16 June. 25:  Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Sri Piyush Goyal accompanied by family members offered prayers to the Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Monday.

On their arrival, the Hon’ble Union Minister was accorded a grand reception by the TTD Chairman Sri BR Naidu, Addl EO Sri Venkaiah Chowdary and temple priests and escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum.

Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the Hon’ble Union Minister about the significance of the Lord and the jewels adorned to the presiding deity. The Union Minister spent few minutes praying before the presiding deity of Lord Venkateswara and later reached Ranganayakula Mandapam where he was accorded Vedasirvachanam by temple priests.

TTD Chairman and Addl EO offered the Minister, Lord’s silk vastram, prasadams and lamination of Lord Venkateswara.

AP Ministers Sri Anagani Satya Prasad, Sri TG Bharat, Board Members Dr Panabaka  Lakshmi, Sri Janga Krishnamurthy, Sri M Santharam, Sri Naresh Kumar, Sri G Bhanuprakash Reddy, Temple DyEO Sri Lokanadham,  Reception Officials Sri Bhaskar, Sri Satre Naik and others were present.

ISSUED BY TTD CHIEF PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER, TIRUPATI