Vijayawada: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Trust has clarified that, the sanctity of the sacred sweet laddu prasada has been protected, in the wake of the prevailing fears in the mind of the devotees over using animal fat and substandard quality ghee to prepare the sweet, distributed in the popular Tirupati Venkataramana Swamy Temple. In a…
Temple Executive Officer confirms contamination; Issue reaches Apex Court to protect sanctity of Hindu Temples Amaravathi (AP): Hours after a lab report confirmed that the laddus offered as prasada at the Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Temple inLaddui, Andhra Pradesh, contained animal fats and fish oil, a four-member committee was established to monitor the shrine’s ghee procurement…
Car driver sustains serious injuries Mysore/Mysuru: Three women from city were killed on the spot when the car in which they were returning from Tirupati reportedly met with an accident near Chittor in Andhra Pradesh yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Jayalakshmi, Sujatha and Vrunda, all residents of Ramakrishnanagar ‘I’ Block. Car driver Shivakumar,…
Infosys Founder-Chairman N.R. Narayana Murthy (NRN) and his wife Sudha Murty donated a golden conch (Abhisheka Shankam) for the use of ablution of idols and a golden tortoise (Kurmam) idol, weighing 2 kilograms, to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) yesterday. Sudha Murty, who was the Trust Board Member of TTD earlier, handed over the articles to…
Napoklu: A 71-year-old man has gone missing at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh on Feb. 12. The missing man is Baarike R. Madappa of Marandoda village of Kunjila, Kakkabe Gram Panchayat in Madikeri taluk, Those having any information about the missing elderly person may contact Mob: 90085-84767, 81054-91545 or 97312-95363.
Mysore/Mysuru: Very soon Mysureans can directly fly to Tirupati and bask in the sands of Agatti Islands in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep as the Mysore Airport authorities are finalising routes, pricing and packages for spiritual tourism and beach tourism. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Airport Director R. Manjunath said that there is…
TTD Chairman’s appeal to all VIPs Tirumala: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Chairman Y.V. Subba Reddy has appealed to all the VIPs not to send any recommendation letters for Vaikunta Ekadasi and Vaikunta Dwadasi darshans on Jan. 13 and Jan. 14 respectively. Vaikunta Dwara will be opened on Jan. 13 at 3 am and will be…
These are ocean safe and consumable by cattle Hyderabad: Lord Venkateshwara devotees can now carry home their beloved prasadam laddus in an eco-friendly way and dispose of the bags later by feeding them to cattle if they wish to. The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), with the help of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO),…
Tirumala: Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice N.V. Ramana, who arrived here along with his family members on a two-day pilgrimage visit on Thursday evening, offered prayers at the ancient hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in the early hours of today. After night halt at hilltop, Justice Ramana along with his family worshipped the presiding…
Tirupati: The TTD has decided to perform ‘Varalakshmi Vratam’ at the Padmavathi temple at Tiruchanur on July 31 on the virtual mode. In view of the lockdown imposed in Tirupati, the TTD has announced that the vratam will be performed ‘in private’. However, the rituals will be telecast live on the Sri Venkateshwara Bhakti Channel…
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