Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goel accompanied by family members offered prayers to the Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala on Saturday.
On their arrival, the Hon’ble Union Minister was accorded a grand reception by the TTD Chairman YV Subba Reddy, EO Dr KS Jawahar Reddy, Addl Executive Officer AV Dharma Reddy and temple priests and escorted him to the sanctum sanctorum.
Inside the sanctum sanctorum, priests of Tirumala temple explained to the Union Minister about the significance of 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 EO offered the Minister, Lord’s silk vastram, prasadams and lamination of Lord Venkateswara.
AP Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath Reddy, TUDA Chairman & TTD Ex Officio Member Chavireddy Bhaskar Reddy, Temple DyEO Haridranath, Reception Officials Lokanadham, OSD KN Ramakrishna and others were present.
UNION MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS OFFERS PRAYERS IN TIRUMALA
